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A searchable index of businesses who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant.
The Open Call is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, product or service, at various levels of maturity.
The MGS (MOD Guard Service) plays a vital role supporting MOD security.
A joint Ministry of Defence and industry initiative to improve the protection of the defence supply chain from the cyber threat.
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is the main UK government provider of national security clearances. This guidance is for the Sponsor role.
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. This page contains the current list of designated targets.
If you hold certain information, you should contact OFSI as soon as practicable.
Contact details for local resilience forums in the UK, and information about what they do.
Guidance on the maintenance of effective personnel security between periods of normal review.
The firearms security handbook provides guidance on storing and transporting firearms.
Guidance on Defence and Security Accelerator terms and conditions for funding, contracts and intellectual property rights.
Information about the vetting clearance process produced by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV).
This defence standard specifies the measures that defence suppliers are required to achieve at each of the 5 levels of cyber risk that a contract can be assessed as carrying.
Guidance on the government’s personnel security and national security vetting policies and how the processes work.
User guidance for sponsors who need to activate and use their NSVS Portal account.
Guidance on part 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, its associated regulations and non-statutory arrangements.
Guidance on maintaining security for List X contractors.
United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) is the main UK government provider of security clearances.
DEFCON 658 cyber applies to all suppliers down the supply chain (edition October 2017).
Defence resettlement policy for UK armed forces personnel.
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