Annex A - Official Documents

Licensing performance
Table 3.4 gives a breakdown of the performance
in the period of Government against the two main
published SIELs targets (70% in 20 working days
and 95% in 60 working days).
Table 3.4 Performance of HM Government
Cases
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2500
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500
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Appeals performance
Time Taken by HMG to Process Export License
Applications
The target for processing appeals against a
decision to refuse an application for a SIEL is 30
working days from receipt of all the relevant
information from the appellant. The target does
not apply to appeals concerning goods that are
controlled solely because of UN Sanctions. Of the
46 appeals decided in 2005, none fell into this
category (there were no appeals on SITCLs).
Exporters withdrew one of the remaining appeals.
Of the remaining 45 appeals heard in 2005, 65%
achieved the 30 working day target. DTI has
been working with other Government
Departments on adjustments to the appeals
procedure, and as a consequence there has been
an improvement in performance against the
appeals target. 58% of appeals were processed
within 20 working days (against the unpublished
target of 60%) and 83% processed within 60
working days (against an unpublished target of
95%).
0-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+
Days
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