The legislation that deals with single source procurement applies equally to UK based and overseas companies. Certain types of contract are excluded from the regulations, including those made directly with foreign governments. When framing the legislation, the Ministry of Defence carefully considered whether it would be practicable to include such agreements. The Single Source Regulations Office will make recommendations to the Secretary of State for Defence in June 2017 on changes to the legislation. They have indicated that they will review this exclusion. The Secretary of State for Defence will consider each recommendation carefully before concluding his review of the regulations by December 2017.