According to the ethics council report, issues relating to autonomous weapons are relevant to the section 2a of the Fund's ethical guidelines, which state that the fund shall not be invested in companies which produce weapons that violate fundamental
humanitarian principles through their normal use.
The report recommends foreign policy follows five guiding
principles: to actively work to protect civilians; to challenge abuses of
humanitarian law and human rights; to deliver on policies like the Arms Trade Treaty which save lives
through international agreement; to meet the challenges of the modern world, including new threats like terrorism; and strengthening multilateral institutions, with the UK taking the lead to reunite the UN.