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Export Licences: UK Government Licensing Performance Statistics 2005

The Export Control Organisation has met its key performance targets for the third successive year.  The details for 2005 are as follows:
 
Annual Report Targets  

Target
 

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

SIELs/SITCLs*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process 70% of SIEL/SITCL applications in 20 working days
 

73%

79%

76%

59%

60%

57%

57%

52%

47%

Process 95% of SIEL/SITCL applications in 60 working days
 

97%

98%

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Ratings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process 90% of non-circulated Rating Enquiries in 10 days.

Process 90% of circulated Rating Enquiries in 20 days
 

 

 

98%
combined

 

 

93% combined

72%

 

36%

 

85%

 

51%

78%

 

56%

58%

 

51%

69%

 

64%

90%

 

85%

76%

 

90%

Appeals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process appeals within 30 working days†
 

65%

18%

1%

2%

0%

0%

n/a

n/a

n/a


 Non-Annual Report Targets

Target/ Performance Measure
 

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

SIELs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Median Processing Times for SIELs
 

14
working days

13
working days

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Median Processing Times for SIELs processed within the 20 working day target
 

11
working days

11
working days

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Median Processing Times for SIELs processed outside 20 working day target
 

30
working days

30
working days

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

OIELs/
OITCLs**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Median Processing Times for OIELs
 

51
working days

54
working days

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Process 60% of OIEL/OITCL applications within 60 working days
 

64%

64%

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

† Appeals
The current published target is to process appeals within 30 working days. Performance on appeals was much improved in 2005 compared with previous years, with two-thirds of cases being completed within this period and at a median time of 18 days.  However, this is a poorly-designed target because it carries no incentive to deal with appeals which go beyond that time, and also gives the impression that all appeals will be dealt with within 30 working days.

This year we have been working towards completing 60% of appeals within 20 working days and 95% within 60 working days, a similar target to that for SIELs' applications. Of the appeals finalised this year we have processed 58% within 20 working days and 83% within 60 working days.

The target of processing 60% of appeals within 20 working days and 95% within 60 working days will replace the existing published target from the start of 2006.
 

*   SIEL: Standard Individual Export Licence
    SITCL: Standard Individual Trade Control Licence

**  OIELs: Open Individual Export Licences
     OITCL: Open Individual Trade Control Licence
 

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January 2006



 

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