In a new report, Increasing our Security Exports: A New Government Approach, UK Trade & Investment’s Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) has proposed steps the Home Office should take to boost security exports.

UKTI DSO and the Home Office will develop specific export plans for the following capability areas: critical national infrastructure (CNI) protection; cyber security; border security; policing; counter terrorism; major event security; and offender management.

As well as focusing on these key capability areas the report outlines the scale and importance of the global security market and UK performance; UK strengths; and a four-pillar approach covering increasing security exports, current priority markets, opportunities and export controls, as well as guidelines on how the UK security industry can engage with UK Government on exports.

UKTI DSO and the Home Office will work together to implement the strategy and produce an annual update reporting results, changed priorities and progress on actions, together with any new export issues which require consideration by UK government and industry.