Much of American barley for brewing is grown in the arid Western states so I would imagine that dessication would not be widely practiced for malting barley. England has a moist climate so maybe Roundup would be used there more commonly? Just a guess.
In an ongoing trial for Roundup, Pilliod v Monsanto, one of the issues is that Roundup used to contain polyethoxylated tallow amine, a surfactant which makes Roundup 50 times more toxic to the people who apply the Roundup - think of Starsan which contains a surfactant to make the phosphoric acid more potent. Therefore, thoretically Roundup residues might not be all that bad. Still I would prefer not to consume Roundup.