Source · Select Committees · National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 3
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The NSC and its supporting structures were established in 2010 so that Ministers could “anticipate...
Conclusion
The NSC and its supporting structures were established in 2010 so that Ministers could “anticipate and decide”, both in setting the UK’s national security strategy and in managing risks. Yet when a major, anticipated national security crisis came in the form of covid-19, those structures were abandoned in favour of ad-hoc arrangements. We regard this as a serious mistake.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
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