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FCDO publishes first UK annual sanctions report

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has published the UK annual sanctions report for 2021, which is the first report to detail the full extent of the UK’s autonomous sanctions since Brexit.

In the past year, the UK has imposed sanctions against 160 individuals and entities from a number of countries, including Myanmar, China, Belarus (accounting for the majority of the designations), Pakistan and Venezuela. It says the UK is now more agile in deciding how and when to use sanctions focused on the national interest as well as continuing to work with key international partners.

Since SAMLA came into force, the UK has established 2 autonomous regimes – the Global Human Rights sanctions regime in July 2020 (under which 5 individuals and 3 entities have been designated) and the Global Anti-corruption sanctions regime in April 2021 (under which 27 individuals have been designated).

Emma Radmore