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Licensing statistics quality and methodology information

How Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) source, process and quality check data for the creation of the strategic export controls licensing statistics.

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From:
Export Control Joint Unit, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
Published:
21 July 2015
Last updated:
29 January 2026
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  1. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.

  2. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition. 'Processing statistics' section expanded to cover the differences between the methodology used to calculate the initial processing time in SPIRE and LITE.

  3. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.

  4. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.

  5. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.

  6. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.

  7. Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.

  8. Removed glossary section as per audit instructions.

  9. Updated to improve clarity, fix broken links and improve the example of calculating processing times.

  10. Updated quality and methodology information following changes to licensing systems.

  11. Update of content and conversion into HTML from pdf.

  12. First published.

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Strategic export controls: licensing statistics quality and methodology information

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This guidance sets out the methodology Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) uses for data collection and compilation of its strategic export controls statistics.

Methodology and quality control procedures follow the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice for Statistics.

The guidance covers:

  • the data sources used
  • collection methodology
  • classification and definitions
  • data quality standards

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