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3rd Report - Political finance and foreign influence

National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) HC 720 Published 18 March 2026

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

23 items (20 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 23 of 23 classified

Accepted 13

Accepted in Part 4

Acknowledged 3

Deferred 2

Rejected 1

Government response

2nd Special Report - Political finance and foreign influence: Government and Electoral Commission responses · published 15 Jul 2026

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Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

23 Recommendation Rejected

We recommend the Electoral Commission, Metropolitan Police Service and National Crime Agency provide an annual...

Recommendation

We recommend the Electoral Commission, Metropolitan Police Service and National Crime Agency provide an annual resourcing update to this Committee. This should set out their resourcing levels and the extent to which these are adequate to deliver on objectives to … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government recognizes the importance of adequate resourcing but does not consider an annual resourcing update to the Committee the most appropriate mechanism, suggesting broader system-wide reviews instead.

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