British Nationality: Assessments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the security risk assessment for the decision to make the Home Office English Language Test fully remote by default, including the assessment of impersonation, collusion, hidden devices and AI assistance risks.
Answered by Home Office
Home Office English Language Testing is currently in live procurement. It would not be appropriate to publish security risk assessments relating to the procurement, as the Department's assessment of risks and vulnerabilities associated with different testing models could inform the commercial positioning of bidders.
The Department will continue to iterate secure by design artefacts, including risk and threat assessments, which will be further developed as a preferred supplier is identified, all the way through to the service going live.
In addition, the Home Office does not routinely publish security risk assessments of services within immigration application routes, in order to protect its ability to assess and respond to the threat posed by fraudsters.
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