Question follow-through · 30160
Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the vetting transformation programme on (a) national security and (b) staff recruitment delays.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the vetting transformation programme on (a) national security and (b) staff recruitment delays.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2025
Answer published
The security of our people, assets and information is a Government priority.The Vetting Transformation Programme (VTP) was first announced in October 2020. The programme was subject of a number of reviews and audits under the previous administration, incl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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