Security and Resilience Growth Partnership
Alongside the Minister for Security, the Chair of RISC co-chairs the Security and Resilience Growth Partnership (SRGP), which meets at least three times a year as the UK’s primary strategic forum designed to shape and oversee the activity of government-industrial cooperation on security issues. Through the SRGP, RISC also continues to oversee the activities of JSaRC.
At a speech given at the 2024 International Security Expo the current Security Minister, Dan Jarvis MBE MP, set out the Government’s ongoing commitment to the SRGP and the Home Office’s partnership with RISC:
International Security Expo 2024 – GOV.UK
RISC’s policy priorities
RISC represents the views of the UK’s security and resilience sector to policymakers and has an active programme of policy work to support this. RISC’s strategic priorities are as follows:
Procurement: RISC continues to advocate for a more collaborative and agile approach to procurement that can efficiently deliver solutions that meet national security requirements, while also providing value for money, transparency, and opportunities for SMEs.
Innovation: RISC emphasises the importance of greater collaboration and co-creation in national security R&D, by facilitating access to funding, expertise, facilities, and end-users, and by promoting a clear ecosystem and encouraging a culture of innovation across Government and industry.
Exports: RISC calls for a whole systems approach that brings together the Home Office and UK Defence and Security Exports to target priority market opportunities, to strengthen the UK’s domestic industrial base, underpin resilient and safe communities and enhance our international reputation and influence.
Skills: RISC aims to ensure that the security sector has the necessary workforce to meet demands, by promoting career pathways and other activities that attract, retain, and develop talent, diversity, and inclusion.
RISC’s current policy priorities for 2024 include the following:
- The role of industry in national security and resilience
- Understanding the threat picture and capability requirements
- The use of emerging technologies in national security and law enforcement
- A sustained approach to security export campaigns
- The delivery and implementation of Martyn’s Law
To learn more about the work and priorities of RISC, please contact Nathan Mathiot (E. nathan.mathiot@adsgroup.org.uk) and Jon Gray (E. jon.gray@adsgroup.org.uk)
