Written questions

Public Appointments: Vetting

Commons · Question 128180 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Bernard Jenkin

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the assessments made by UKSV arising from the developed vetting of individuals proposed for public appointments since the enactment of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 come into f

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 28 Apr 2026

UKSV does not centrally categorise individuals by their specific terms of appointment, such as whether they are a public appointee. In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security mat...