Question follow-through · 86667
United Kingdom Security Vetting: Staff
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long it takes on average for a new member of UK Security Vetting staff to become fully accredited to handle (a) Counter Terrorist Check and Security Check and (b) Developed Vetting cases.
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long it takes on average for a new member of UK Security Vetting staff to become fully accredited to handle (a) Counter Terrorist Check and Security Check and (b) Developed Vetting cases.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2025
Answer published
The training, learning and development needs of vetting officials within United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is kept under regular review, in line with changes in policy, legislation or the external environment. This approach allows UKSV to maximise sk...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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