Attorney General: Security
(asked on 8th February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2017 to Question 62528,what the number of security passes issued by his Department to people not employed by his Department is; what business needs suffice for such a security pass to be granted; and what the number of passes issued to people who work for private companies which have currently or previously been awarded government contracts or which are bidding for such contracts is.
The number of security passes issued to people not directly employed by the Law Officer’s Departments and who are not civil servants are shown in the table below. A breakdown of the staff and nature of work has been provided. Individual departments are responsible for managing access to their sites.
Law Officer’s Department | Security Passes Held by Non-Staff | Type of Staff and Nature of Work. |
Serious Fraud Office | 232 | Legal counsel, specialist contractors or secondees working on SFO casework: 210 Technology support or cleaning services: 22 |
Government Legal Department and HMCPSI | 328 | Medical Research Council : 272 London Continental Railways: 56 |
Crown Prosecution Service | 82 | Facilities staff (building maintenance, cleaning, security): 40 IT contractors: 37 Records management contractors: 3 Confidential waste contractors: 2 |
Attorney General's Office | 15 | Advocate General, Legal Secretary & Head of Advisory: 3 Ministerial Drivers: 2 Maintenance, cleaning and security: 10 |