The Government takes its export control responsibilities extremely seriously.<\/p>
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The UK operates one of the most Extant \u200bThe UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of thorough and<\/del> robust export control regimes<\/ins> systems<\/del> in the world. The Government will not grant export licences where to do so would be inconsistent with the Consolidated EU and National Arms Exports Licensing Criteria, which include the respect for<\/ins> an assessment of<\/del> human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination. The Government will not grant a licence where there is a clear risk that the items to exported might be used for internal repression.<\/ins><\/p> licenses<\/del> licences<\/ins> can be revoked at any time if the situation changes in Cameroon and those licences are no longer assessed as being consistent with the licensing criteria<\/ins>.<\/p>
The policy remains as announced to parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#140325660000<\/a><\/p>"}
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