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Espionage: Civil Servants

Asked by Mark PritchardConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 12 February 2026UIN 109974

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to counter espionage within the civil service.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Government Security Group (GSG) is part of the Cabinet Office and is the centre of the Government Security Function. GSG is responsible for the oversight and coordination of protective security within all central government departments, their agencies, and arm’s length bodies.

GSG works with stakeholders across government to mitigate risks posed to government security from a range of threats, including espionage, and is constantly seeking to develop and strengthen measures to improve its risk mitigation capability.

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