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Fifty-Third Report - The performance of UK Security Vetting
Public Accounts Committee
HC 994
Published 12 May 2023
Conclusions (3)
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Conclusion
Deferred
UKSV has been trying, largely unsuccessfully, to modernise the vetting system since it launched a Vetting Reform programme in 2019.50 UKSV’s Chief Executive said, “if we had a magic wand and we could build a new system tomorrow, we absolutely would”.51 Whenever it has taken full business cases for its …
Government Response Summary
The Cabinet Office has contracted external support for a 10-week enhanced discovery to review delivery models for Vetting Transformation, with outputs forming an Outline Business Case for consideration in October 2023.
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Conclusion
Deferred
As part of the Vetting Reform programme, the Cabinet Office planned to replace UKSV’s legacy IT system, the National Security Vetting System, through the Future Vetting System programme, by February 2020 at a cost of £19 million. Failures in project management meant that the programme ran £9 million over budget …
Government Response Summary
The Cabinet Office has commissioned a 10-week enhanced discovery phase with external support to review delivery models for Vetting Transformation, which will inform an Outline Business Case to be considered in October 2023.
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Conclusion
Deferred
The Cabinet Office told us that following its bad experience with its first attempt to modernise IT, it was now adopting a more cautious approach to transformation, and that it rejected the business plan for the Vetting Transformation programme on a few occasions because it was “not totally happy with …
Government Response Summary
The Cabinet Office has contracted external support for a 10-week discovery phase to review and advise on Vetting Transformation delivery models, with outputs forming an Outline Business Case for consideration in October 2023.