Source · Select Committees · Defence Committee
Recommendation 27
27
Accepted
Defence Industrial Strategy fails to address protest and sabotage threats to resilience.
Conclusion
We welcome cross-Government work on industrial resilience which we view as area of increasing importance. The measures proposed have the potential to strengthen the defence (and wider UK) industrial base if 60 implemented. However, we are disappointed that the Defence Industrial Strategy failed to recognise and address the threat of disruption from protest and sabotage. (Conclusion, Paragraph 104) Defending the homeland
Government Response Summary
The government states that through the Defence Industrial Strategy, Defence is collaborating with industry to enhance sector security via enhanced threat reporting, including an incident reporting form, and by identifying vulnerable infrastructure through data-driven critical national infrastructure mapping.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Through the Defence Industrial Strategy, Defence is collaborating and cooperating with the Defence industry to enhance security across the sector. Key mechanisms include enhanced threat reporting; for example, the incident reporting form, allowing Defence to build a cross-enterprise view of current and emerging security threats. In addition, Defence is seeking to identify vulnerable industry infrastructure through data-driven critical national infrastructure mapping. Defending the Homeland