UK Security Vetting (UKSV)
Coverage of UK Security Vetting (UKSV) in the Nexus archive.
- Top Foreign Office official ‘felt pressure’ for ‘rapid outcome’ on Mandelson vetting
Ian Collard, a senior Foreign Office security official, testified to MPs that he felt pressured to expedite Peter Mandelson's vetting clearance due to Downing Street contacts. He admitted he had not reviewed the UK Security Vetting (UKSV) assessment summary before briefing Olly Robbins, the former permanent secretary, and relied on an oral briefing from the FCDO's personnel security team instead.
- Key figure in Mandelson vetting scandal will not give evidence before MPs
Ian Collard, chief property and security officer involved in Peter Mandelson's vetting controversy, will not testify before the foreign affairs committee but will submit written answers. The committee sought clarification on pressure from Downing Street, UKSV's clearance concerns, and advice on Mandelson's treatment during his appointment process.
- Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins gives evidence over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live
Olly Robbins, former Foreign Office permanent secretary, testifies before the foreign affairs committee about his role in the Mandelson vetting process. Robbins claims he did not see the formal UK Security Vetting (UKSV) recommendation against Mandelson's security clearance but relied on a verbal briefing stating the case was 'borderline'.