Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109337

Asylum: Finance

Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 6 February 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to contract “Support Payment Card”, procurement reference 429018/1483183, how many staff delivering services are subject to Security Clearance (SC); and what the average cost of clearan

Answer

Alex Norris
The Home Office does not incur costs for Security Clearance (SC) under the Support Payment Card contract, as these are not charged through the contract, and we therefore do not hold data on the average cost per staff member.The number of staff subject to ...

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