UK security screening sees record filings, fewer intervention orders
By Jon Menon ( July 14, 2026, 13:38 GMT | Insight) -- The number of national security intervention orders imposed in the UK in the 12 months to March was roughly half the total from a year earlier — even as it received a record number of filings under its investment screening regime — according to a government report. Nine “final orders” imposed conditions on deals, compared with 17 in the year to March 2025. Notifications, or filings seeking clearance for deals, rose almost 16 percent.The number of national security intervention orders imposed in the UK in the 12 months to March was roughly half the total from a year earlier — even as it received a record number of filings under its investment screening regime — according to a government report....
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