UK Updates Disclosure Guidance for Military-Related Export Controls

The U.K. on April 10 updated its guidance on export controls covering military goods, software and technology by adding language to the section concerning disclosures and violations. The section stresses the importance of voluntary disclosures, and if an "irregularity" is found during a compliance audit carried out by the government, the "compliance inspector will have informed" the country's revenue and customs agency, "and you are strongly advised to do the same.

Voluntary disclosures should include "details of the export, including dates"; all relevant documents, including export documents and commercial invoices; and "details of how the breach was discovered, why it occurred and what steps you have put in place to ensure it does not happen again."