Guidance

Strategic export controls statistics: quality and methodology information

How we source, process and quality check data for the creation of the export licensing statistics.

From:
Export Control Joint Unit, Department for Business and Trade, and Department for International Trade
Published
21 July 2015
Last updated
16 January 2024 — See all updates

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Export 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. These reports cover export licensing decisions made by His Majesty’s Government (HMG).

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
Published 21 July 2015
Last updated 16 January 2024 + show all updates

  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.

  3. Removed glossary section as per audit instructions.

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

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

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

  7. First published.

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