vetting

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The vetting agency also only provides recommendations to officials at the Foreign Office - they don't make decisions about who gets what job.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Lord McDonald, who was permanent secretary between 2015 and 2020, said details from the "confidential" vetting process would "never be shared with No 10 or the prime minister".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It's not until the past few weeks that the vetting decision seems to have been uncovered.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Mandelson was announced as the government's choice to be US ambassador in December 2024, with developed vetting beginning the same day.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

We should start peer review and vetting so they can be officially accepted.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir