Mr. Sanctions

Category: Education & Events

  • UK’s latest export control workshop bulletin

    Export Control & Sanctions

    Compliance and open licence workshops

    The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) will be providing Compliance and open licence workshops across the country.

    Duration: Half-day (including lunch)
    Cost: £195

    Target audience: You will have no or limited experience of using open export licences. This course will also benefit anyone considering using open export licences for the first time.

    Description: This course is aimed at improving exporters’ knowledge and understanding of open export licences and helping exporters to use those licences with confidence. It will also explain the role of the Compliance Inspectorate Team (CIT), and the structure and purpose of inspections and the ongoing relationship with users of open export licences.

    The course will consist of a short presentation, followed by a series of case studies covering several different open export licences for military and dual-use items. This will enable attendees to work together to consider and understand the benefits available. This should also help mitigate and reduce the risk of export control breaches when using open export licences.  

    This course will not cover Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs), Standard Individual Trade Control Licences (SITCLs), or the LITE system.

    Please see link for details.

    ECJU’s website can be found on GOV.UK

    Here’s the course schedule (follow the link above for other details):

    February 2026
    Edinburgh
    DateEventLocationCost
    4 FebruaryCompliance and open licence workshop – 9.15 – 12:45DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre, 34 Bread Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9A£195
    4 FebruaryCompliance and open licence workshop – 1:30 – 5:00DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre£195
    Aberdeen
    DateEventLocationCost
    11 FebruaryCompliance and open licence workshop – 9.15 – 12:45Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Aberdeen Airport, Argyll Road, Aberdeen, AB21 0AF£195
    11 FebruaryCompliance and open licence workshop – 1:30 – 5:00Leonardo Hotel and Conference Venue Aberdeen Airport£195
    London
    DateEventLocationCost
    24 FebruaryCompliance and open licence workshop – 9.15 – 12:45Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge, 45 Prescot St, London, E1 8GP£195
    24 FebruaryCompliance and open licence workshop – 1:30 – 5:00Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge£195
    March 2026
    Bristol
    DateEventLocationCost
    18 MarchCompliance and open licence workshop – 9.15 – 12:45Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin Sion Hill Clifton Bristol BS8 4LD£195
    18 MarchCompliance and open licence workshop – 1:30 – 5:00Avon Gorge by Hotel du Vin Sion Hill Clifton£195
    April 2026
    Leeds
    DateEventLocationCost
    21 AprilCompliance and open licence workshop – 9.15 – 12:45Granary Wharf, Leeds, LS1 4BR91£195
    21 AprilCompliance and open licence workshop – 1:30 – 5:00Granary Wharf, Leeds£195

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  • Industry Event Calendar set up

    I’ve gone out looking for sanctions, export control and general financial crime conferences that already had set dates and times. Ditto for webinars – although these tend to be things that come over the transom.

    I’ve included events on general topics like training and reputational risk. What I have left out are purely AML or anti-bribery and corruption topics – like SAR writing or CDD/EDD.

    Because these include events from providers who provide lots of events – like NielsonSmith and American Conference Institute – there’s a lot here. And, because I only get invites to webinars from a small number of industry vendors, this calendar could undoubtedly use more content.

    I should note that there are notable omissions because the events haven’t yet been scheduled – like this year’s ABA/ABA Financial Crime Enforcement Conference, or ACAMS The Assembly Las Vegas.

    I will check back every month or two to add new items to the calendar and, as I notice it, add locations to items that don’t currently have any.

    So… please either comment here or use the Contact Us form to let me know how we could improve the calendar.

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  • Last call for questions for OFSI/FCDO Webinar

    Final Call for Questions: Moving to a single list for UK sanctions designations – WebinarOn 17 December, FCDO and OFSI will be holding a webinar on the move to a single list for UK sanctions designations. In this webinar we will be discussing the change taking place on the 28 January 2026, an explanation of what improvements are being made to the UK Sanctions List and its search tool and steps to take to ensure you are prepared.

    Webinar:
    Wednesday 17 December
    11:00 – 12:00

    OnlinePre-submitted questions: if you wish to submit a question in advance, please email ofsiengagement@hmtreasury.gov.uk by 09:00 on Monday 15 December 2025.
    Register Here

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