[10] In a press release sent out with the report it said that: It also said that the government's unwillingness to provide it with all the information it had asked for about the National Security Risk Assessment means that it was unable to give Parliament any assurances about its adequacy.
[13] The government responded in November 2012 and said that it was: now starting to consider the scope, conceptual structure, process, timing, and possible forms of external (including international) engagement required to ensure that the 2015 NSS and SDSR will meet UK national security needs.It said that "the Cabinet Office is leading initial preparatory work" on the NSS but did not give an "indicative programme" or set out the planned staffing, resources or public consultation as the committee had requested.
It undertook to consult the JCNSS in confidence as the forward work programme took shape and to keep the Committee up-to-date on significant developments.
This reviewed the committee’s work over the past year and called on the government to address five key areas of concern: In a press release the chair of the committee said that “the NSC should think strategically, keeping its eye on the longer term and assessing the effect of Departments’ policy proposals.
How it can be strategic if it has not considered the impact of restructuring the Army?” The Committee published its report into the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) in January 2017 after an eight-month inquiry.