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The UK’s sanctions strategy

Inquiry

The Foreign Affairs Committee is seeking written evidence on sanctions scrutiny. The Committee will be considering whether Parliament should have greater oversight of the UK’s sanctions policy, and if so, how that scrutiny can be undertaken to best effect, bearing in mind the balance between the need for expediency and the need to ensure sanctions have clearly defined aims that align with wider foreign policy goals. This short inquiry will seek to establish how scrutiny could improve the effectiveness of the UK’s autonomous sanctions regimes including aims, cost-benefit analysis and delisting.

 

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 17 March 2025.

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Past events

Tuesday 10 June 2025
10:00am Private
10:15am Public
The UK’s sanctions strategy - Oral evidence 10 June 2025
10:15am
  • Chloe Cina (International Sanctions Lawyer at Cina Consulting)
  • Oliver Windridge (Senior Advisor at The Sentry, and Senior Counsel at International Lawyers Project)
11:00am
  • Sir David Natzler KCB (Former Clerk of the House (2015-2019) at House of Commons)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 4 February 2025
1:30pm Private
2:00pm Public
The UK’s sanctions strategy - Oral evidence 4 February 2025
2:00pm
  • Tom Keatinge (Director of the Centre for Financial Crime and Security at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI))
  • Maya Lester KC (Senior Barrister at Brick Court Chambers)
  • Freya Page (Director of Global Outreach at Kharon)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: fac@parliament.uk
  • Address: Foreign Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA