Guidance

F680 Policy and Guidance

This document provides guidance on the MOD Form 680 procedure.

From:
Ministry of Defence
Published
11 July 2013
Last updated
16 August 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Form 680 - Policy and guidance

PDF, 258 KB, 15 pages

Form 680 - FAQs

PDF, 192 KB, 9 pages

Details

UK MOD has set a mandatory requirement for the control of the release by industry of equipment or information with a classification of OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE or above, including in their marketing campaigns to foreign end-users (this includes UK material classified RESTRICTED or above, graded prior to April 2014, and equivalent internationally security classified material). Control of release is therefore conducted through the Form 680 application process.

All UK companies must obtain Form 680 approval in order to release information or equipment classified OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and above to foreign entities. This includes internationally security classified material being released from the UK to foreign entities. Approval is also required for some material classified OFFICIAL, but only where the information or equipment connected with the release holds a higher classification. If both the equipment and information is classified OFFICIAL a Form 680 is not required.

An F680 approval is also required before a UK Company releases US ITAR material to any foreign entity. For the these purposes, US ITAR material means defence articles including technical data relating thereto or derived therefrom that is subject to controls under the US ITAR.

Under the terms and conditions of certain Open General Export Licenses (OGELs) published by the Department for Business and Trade, an F680 must be in place prior to any export under the licence concerned.

Updates to this page

Published 11 July 2013
Last updated 16 August 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated page title

  2. Updated: information about the Form 680 application process.

  3. Added updated MOD form 680 guidance and MOD form 680 quick guide.

  4. Added updated procedure and quick guide documents.

  5. Added revised MOD Form Policy and quick guide and detail text.

  6. Added revised programme and application form.

  7. Added seminar application form.

  8. Removed MOD Form 680 seminar and workshop application form: 12 February 2015.

  9. Added application form for seminar.

  10. Added updated quick guide flyer.

  11. Added MOD Form 680 quick guide.

  12. Updated document with the latest version of guidance.

  13. Updated document following changes to government security classifications.

  14. First published.

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