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Recommendation 26
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The Government should seek to provide a joined-up subsea cables function providing a centralised point...
Recommendation
The Government should seek to provide a joined-up subsea cables function providing a centralised point of contact for industry and international partners. This body should co-ordinate, not duplicate, cross-government work—bringing together departments and agencies covering subsea infrastructure operations, policy, security, resilience and contingency planning. In the first instance this could involve upgrading the Subsea Infrastructure Response Group into a formal, standing co-ordination and oversight body, reporting into an inter-ministerial group jointly led by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Ministry of Defence. (Recommendation, Paragraph 163)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 December 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗