The Export Control Organisation (ECO) plays an important role in focusing on global and national security issues, while at the same time balancing the needs of supporting businesses and encouraging competitiveness (which are the wider aims of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)).It assists in delivering central government targets and other agendas to promote these aims.

The main objective of the ECO is to control restricted exports and prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, while trying not to have a detrimental impact on UK business.

The ECO attempts to meet these objectives by:

Contributing to the government's cross-cutting counter-proliferation work. This is defined in the public service agreement target to 'reduce the impact of conflict through enhanced UK and international efforts'.

Working within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Departmental Strategic Objective. The aim of this is to make the world safer from global terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Read about the FCO's work on global issues on the FCO website.

Contributing to the BIS central purpose - to support businesses in an increasingly competitive business environment, both nationally and internationally. The ECO specifically feeds into the Departmental Service Objective by attempting to deliver free and fair markets - with greater competition - for businesses, consumers and employees.

 

( linda )08 Sep,2011

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