Source · Select Committees · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 18
18
Accepted
The Government must provide more detail on what the national conversation on security and resilience...
Recommendation
The Government must provide more detail on what the national conversation on security and resilience will look like, including who will be leading it and how it will ensure oversight between different Government departments responsible for its delivery. As part of this, the Ministry of Defence should publish the public version of its Joint Concept Note as soon as possible. (Recommendation, Paragraph 75) Pillar 2 – Strength Abroad
Government Response Summary
The government states the national conversation on security and resilience is a government-wide effort, with various senior figures already contributing to raise public awareness. They committed to communicating actions through the Resilience Action Plan, publishing public survey findings on risk perception, and will publish the public version of the Joint Concept Note in due course.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Through the Resilience Action Plan, we have committed to communicating the actions recommended for individuals, households, communities and businesses to increase their own preparedness and resilience, as set out on GOV.UK/Prepare. And through the Strategic Defence Review, we commit to a national conversation to raise public awareness of the threats to the UK, what we are doing to deter and protect against them, and why Defence requires support to strengthen the nation’s resilience. The national conversation on security and resilience is a Government-wide effort. As the Prime Minister confirmed in March, it is already underway: over the last few months the Minister for the Armed Forces, the Director General of MI5, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Defence Secretary and the Prime Minister have all spoken directly on the threats we face and what we are doing to deter and protect against them. In July 2025 we published insights from the first UK Public Survey of Risk Perception, Resilience and Preparedness, and we plan to publish findings from the 2026 survey later this year, demonstrating our commitment to understanding trends and adapting our thinking as we build a whole-of-society approach to security and resilience. We remain committed to raising the public’s awareness of the risks and threats we face, and sharing information that will help the public better prepare for emergencies, be more informed about hazards, and get involved in activities that support their community before, during and after an emergency. We will publish updated or new publicly accessible information, including the Joint Concept Note, in due course.