Recommendation 7

The Government must clarify how follow-up and oversight of Lead Government Departments responsible for delivering the commitments in the National Security Strategy (NSS) will be sustained over time. This should involve accountability mechanisms at fixed points, for example through regular reporting to the National Security Adviser and his Deputies. These reporting updates should be included in the regular updates to the Committee, called for in an earlier recommendation. The Government should also publish an addendum to the NSS, which assigns delivery responsibilities for the commitments made in the Strategy to named Ministers within each department. (Recommendation, Paragraph 41)