When we asked what was being done to make UKSV more resilient and better able to deal with future upsurges in demand, the Cabinet Office offered us three solutions: 15 Q 26 16 Qq 22, 23; C&AG’s 2023 Report, Figures 10 and 11 17 C&AG’s 2023 Report, paras 2.3, 2.4 and Figure 7 18 C&AG’s Report, Investigation into national security vetting, Session 2017–2019, HC 1500, 7 September 2018, para 3.4 19 Q 27 20 Q 28 12 The performance of UK Security Vetting i) improvements in forecasting (see above). ...

When we asked what was being done to make UKSV more resilient and better able to deal with future upsurges in demand, the Cabinet Office offered us three solutions: 15 Q 26 16 Qq 22, 23; C&AG’s 2023 Report, Figures 10 and 11 17 C&AG’s 2023 Report, paras 2.3, 2.4 and Figure 7 18 C&AG’s Report, Investigation into national security vetting, Session 2017–2019, HC 1500, 7 September 2018, para 3.4 19 Q 27 20 Q 28 12 The performance of UK Security Vetting i) improvements in forecasting (see above). ii) increased automation: it said around 20% of the overall operation is currently digitised, and there are plans to increase that up to 30% and then 40% Type: conclusion | Number: 10 | Response status: accepted Government response: 2.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: September 2023 2.2 UKSV has faced significant challenges in helping customers accurately forecast and regulate demand levels over the last three years. While some of the factors