Responsible for the following:

• Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons non-proliferation issues.
• Implementation and verification in the United Kingdom of relevant international regimes and conventions.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency.
• The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

For more information, whether you are simply interested in one of the areas described above or you consider you or your organisation may or could be affected, please follow the relevant link below.

Nuclear

• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• UK Nuclear Safeguards Office
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy
• Nuclear Suppliers Group
• Zangger Committee

CBW

• UK Chemical Weapons Convention National Authority
• Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC)
• Australia Group

In addition, XNP2 provide the UK membership of the Urenco Joint Committee, set up under the Treaty of Almelo (1970) arrangements which call for close co-operation between the Urenco enrichment enterprises in Germany, The Netherlands and the UK. Today, along with a presence in the US, they form the Urenco Group.

Please note that the contact details for the Non-Proliferation Directorate have changed from 4 July as the result of a change in premises. See the relevant contact pages for further details.

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