What is Govs 007 all about ? Not so much Secret Service but more about a set of service standards for government which all departments are expected to use as soon as possible, with an expectation that those departments will have started to put these standards in place from September 2021.
Govs 007 definitely sets its expectations high in respect of the direction and management of security in the government landscape. Launched for trial in September 2020 amidst the chaos of Covid-19, these new security standards are designed to sit alongside current functional standards and help re-inforce new technical standards in the fields of personnel, physical, information and cyber security. Govs007 standards will also become part of the normal risk assurance arrangements in place and will be used to measure effectiveness as part of governmental annual reporting requirements. Please click here for more details concerning Govs 007 suite of functional standards