Speaker Compliance Policy

Speakers should be aware that there are some topics, promotional or advertising activities which are subject to licensing restrictions. In the case of Category A goods, a valid Standard Individual Trade Control Licence (SITCL), which must be obtained from the Export Control Joint Unit by the Speaker or agent.

The promotion of Category A items is prohibited at all Clarion Defence & Security Events and Conferences unless explicitly authorised by a valid Standard Individual Trade Control Licence (SITCL).

This restriction applies to all forms of promotion, including conference content, the distribution of brochures or other promotional material which features images or details of any Category A goods.

Category A Prohibited Goods

Category A goods (in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Export Control Order 20008 include:

Goods designed for the execution of human beings
Restraints specially designed for restraining human beings except those that are ordinary handcuffs
Portable devices designed or modified for the purpose of riot control or self-protection by the administration of an electric shock (eg, electric-shock batons, electric-shock shields, stun-guns and electric-shock dart-guns).
Hand held spiked batons

Note: Services in respect of the list of prohibited equipment are also prohibited.

Certain cluster munitions, explosive sub munitions including components are prohibited.

The only non-unitary munitions permitted to be promoted or displayed are those which comply with the provisions of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Specifically they must have all of the following characteristics:

a. each munition contains fewer than ten explosive sub-munitions
b. each explosive sub-munition weighs more than four kilograms
c. each explosive sub-munition is designed to detect and engage a single target object
d. each explosive sub-munition is equipped with an electronic self-destruction mechanism
e. each explosive sub-munition is equipped with an electronic self-deactivating feature.

All other non-unitary munitions, explosive sub-munitions and explosive bomblets, together with specifically designed components are prohibited.

This exclusion does not apply to conventional munitions which are designed to dispense flares, smoke, pyrotechnics or chaff, electrical or electronic effects or which are designed exclusively for an air defence role.

If you are caught promoting category A goods without a relevant UK licence, you will be ejected from the event and could face enforcement action from relevant authorities.

For more information and to access a copy of the legislation please see the guide on the Export Control Order 2008 on the ECO website.

All speakers at Clarion Defence & Security events are required to read, understand and agree to this policy prior to their participation.