More than 100 civil servants set to be cut from security vetting and Cobra teams

The Cabinet Office has proposed cutting more than 100 jobs from teams working on security vetting and the emergency Cobra committee (Victoria Jones/PA) - (PA Wire)

More than a hundred jobs could be cut from the organisation in charge of vetting people for security clearance as the Government looks to slim down the Civil Service.

The Cabinet Office has proposed reducing the staff at UK Security Vetting (UKSV) to 780 full-time roles, down from its current level of just under 900, the PA news agency understands.