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Export Licences, UK Government Licensing Performance Statistics 2004

The Government’s performance against its targets for processing export licensing applications and ratings enquiries in 2004 was as follows.

    Application

Target

2004

2003

SIEL/SITCL*

Process 70% of applications in 20 working days

79%

76%

SIEL/SITCL

Process 95% of applications in 60 working days

98%

n/a

Rating Enquiries

Process 90% of non-circulated† rating enquiries in 10 days.

Process 90% of circulated rating enquiries in 20 days

93%

74%

The median processing time for SIELs was 12 working days (11 days for cases taking less than 20 days, 29 days for those taking more).

The median processing time for for OIELs** was 45 days.


The previous performance against the SIEL 70% in 20 days target was:
2002: 59%          2001: 60%                   2000: 57%
1999: 57%          1998: 52%                   1997: 47%

*   SIEL  Standard Individual Export Licence
*   SITCL Standard Individual Trade Control Licence
** OIEL Open Individual Export Licence
†   Most rating enquiries (non-circulated) are dealt with within ECO.  A minority are circulated to other Government Departments for comments and advice

January 2005

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