Academic Technology Approval Scheme
Commons · Question 104581 · Tabled 9 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a service standard for decisions on Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate applicatio
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 19 Jan 2026
Most Academic Technology Approval Scheme applications are straightforward and 98 per cent of applications during the past year were processed within 30 working days. No new service standard is therefore considered necessary at this time.