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Guidance on the pre-employment screening of civil servants, members of the armed forces, temporary staff and government contractors.
This series brings together all documents relating to government security.
The standards, best practice guidelines and approaches that are required to protect UK government assets.
Document Version Date Published Summary Of Changes 1.0 April 2014 N/A 1.1…
Guidance on the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work.
How to run exercises and training for emergency planning and preparedness, with an introduction to the Central Government Emergency Response Training (CGERT) Course.
The home of National security and intelligence on GOV.UK. The National Security Secretariat provides coordination on security and intelligence issues of strategic importance across government. Separately, the Joint Intellige…
Responsibilities of an IAO in managing the risks to personal information and business critical information held within a department.
Policy and Guidance for MOD Industry partners to apply for Industry Personnel Security Assurance (IPSA).
The strategic defence and security review sets out how the government will go about securing Britain in an age of uncertainty.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 to 2021 sets out the government's plan to make Britain secure and resilient in cyberspace.
This framework helps the government to manage supplier risk.
The National Security Secretariat provides coordination on security and intelligence issues of strategic importance across government. Separately, the Joint Intelligence Organisation produces independent all-source assessmen…
Government organisations who are placing contracts or releasing assets must ensure that appropriate protective security controls are in place to protect assets.
This strategy describes how we need the structures in place to allow us to react quickly and effectively to new and evolving threats.
Advice for staff with national security vetting on their responsibilities and requirements.
This publication offers security advice and good practice for any organisation looking to protect against the risk of a terrorist act.
Report into the 7/7 London terrorist attacks in 2005 by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) along with the government's response.
The new Cyber Security Strategy was published on 25 November 2011.
Madeleine Alessandri CMG has been appointed Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)
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