Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 120842
Disclosure of Information: Inquiries
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the authorisation process is for starting a leak inquiry.
Answer
Dan JarvisPermanent Secretaries can initiate leak inquiries in their respective departments, should their information be released in an unauthorised way. These are conducted by departmental security teams. For particularly serious leaks, or leaks of information hel...
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