Written question asked by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 June 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 June 2018 (named day). It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Monday, 25 June 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
United Kingdom Security Vetting
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement the UK Security Vetting Agency has to hand over vetting material to the police; how many such applications have been received by that agency; and how many such applications have been complied with by that agency in the last two years.
- Answer
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United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) has an obligation to act in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
UKSV was created on 1 January 2017, since this date there have been five applications for data to be shared with police authorities, all requests have been responded to in accordance with Data Protection Legislation.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 155681
- Session
- 2017-19
- Related items
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Police Vetting United Kingdom Security Vetting
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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