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Require Defra to provide risk assessment models and underlying data for SPS inspection rates.

Recommendation
Defra should, in response to this Report, provide us with the risk-based assessment models and underlying data used to determine SPS inspection rates. Publicly available models will enhance transparency, allow for independent scrutiny, and help rebuild stakeholder confidence in the integrity of border biosecurity measures. (Recommendation, Paragraph 11)
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.0 yr
Report published 15 Sep 2025