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Diplomatic Service: Vetting

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 29 April 2026UIN 128272

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there are any rules and guidance that prevent the sharing of an outcome of a security vetting with another government department for (a) an ambassadorial and (b) a head of mission senior civil servant ap

Answered by Dan Jarvis

I refer the Hon Member to the Statement provided by the Prime Minister on 20 April 2026 titled Security Vetting, Official Report, Column 24-25.

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