Identity of the vetting agency that was responsible for vetting Andy Coulson
Dear Prime Minister’s Office,
Please could you tell me what vetting agency was responsible for vetting Andy Coulson before he became director of communications at Downing Street?
Yours faithfully,
John Cieslik-Bridgen
CABINET OFFICE REFERENCE: FOI315304
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Paul Chapman left an annotation ()
Does this mean any action will be taken against those who screwed up?
Or will No 10 now refuse to use a government agency to do their security vetting in future?