Written question asked by Baroness Finn (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. It was answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Thursday, 5 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Electronic Government: Staff

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many personnel with privileged access to the One Login production environment held baseline personnel security standard, not full security check clearance, in each quarter since July 2022; and what proportion of those people were (1) contracted through Deloitte, and (2) working from outside the UK.

Answer: GOV.UK One Login takes the security clearance and audit of personnel very seriously. Access to production is granted only to those that require it and is closely monitored. One Login has implemented a policy of SC clearance for all developer staff, which is higher than the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) which is considered sufficient across many parts of government.

No staff based overseas has had any access to the GOV.UK One Login production environment.

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