We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Bring photo ID to vote Check what photo ID you'll need to vote in person in the General Election on 4 July.
This review examines factors which encourage and discourage piracy in this region of the world
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Advice for British people on staying safe when travelling abroad by sea, including piracy, armed robbery and security risks in particular regions.
Guidance on avoiding piracy and counterfeit goods online.
Licence providing export licensing coverage for maritime anti-piracy services in the ‘high risk area’.
Maritime anti-piracy export licensing guidance and forms published by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).
Provides links to websites containing information countering piracy, armed robbery and other acts of violence against merchant shipping
What private maritime security companies (PMSCs) with a trade control licence must do when their circumstances change like leaving the sector or merging.
List of companies approved to use the export licence to supply, transfer or deliver controlled goods.
Interim guidance covering the use, in exceptional circumstances, of armed guards on UK flagged vessels to defend against piracy.
MLC amendment, that a seafarer's employment agreement should not lapse if a seafarer is held captive as a result of piracy or armed robbery, until repatriation.
The number of complaints of piracy reported to the department between January 2014 and June 2019.
Product recall for Beehive Pirate Magnetic Fishing Game presenting a high risk of choking due to the easy production of small parts.
How UK private maritime security companies (PMSCs) get sealed and signed physical certificates to meet documentation requirements of overseas governments.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).