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Government Departments: Vetting

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 4 December 2025UIN 95081

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Security Vetting is currently meeting its key performance indicators for vetting timeliness.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) continues to meet its agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for all product types. The UKSV KPIs are established and regularly reviewed in consultation with departments to ensure that operational demand is balanced while retaining assurance in national security safeguards. Furthermore, UKSV's KPIs are subject to ministerial oversight.

In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.

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