Archived government news
April 2024
Corporate report: Newsletter April 2024 Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Transparency data: SSRO: prompt payment data 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022 Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Transparency data: SSRO: prompt payment data 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Transparency data: SSRO: prompt payment data 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021 Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Improving how we respond to queries about the regulatory framework Monday, 22 April 2024
FOI release: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2024 Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2024 Monday, 08 April 2024
Consultation outcome: Improving the SSRO’s response to contract-specific qu… Monday, 08 April 2024
Form: Referral submission template Monday, 08 April 2024
Guidance: The SSRO’s non-referral advice service Monday, 08 April 2024
Guidance: Guidance on the SSRO’s procedures under the Defence Reform Act 20… Monday, 08 April 2024
Corporate report: How the SSRO responds to queries Monday, 08 April 2024
Corporate report: Board minutes: 24 January 2024 Tuesday, 02 April 2024
Corporate report: Board minutes: 12 December 2023 Tuesday, 02 April 2024
March 2024
Guidance: Previous DefCARS user guidance for defence contractors Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Guidance: Reporting guidance and DefCARS Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2024 Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Guidance: News and events Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Guidance: Referral panel members Wednesday, 20 March 2024
2024 contract profit rate Monday, 18 March 2024
Statutory guidance: 2024 contract profit rate assessment Monday, 18 March 2024
Statutory guidance: 2024 contract profit rate assessment Monday, 18 March 2024
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2023 Wednesday, 13 March 2024
February 2024
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q3 2023/24 Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Helping defence contractors fulfil their new statutory reporting obligation… Monday, 19 February 2024
Open consultation: New and updated reporting guidance to help contractors s… Monday, 19 February 2024
FOI release: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2024 Wednesday, 14 February 2024
FOI release: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Open consultation: Guidance on the pricing of qualifying defence contracts … Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Guidance on the alternative pricing of contracts (version 1) Monday, 12 February 2024
Statutory guidance: Guidance on the baseline profit rate and its adjustment… Monday, 12 February 2024
The SSRO launches new and updated pricing guidance that strengthens the reg… Monday, 12 February 2024
Guidance: Responses to Commonly Asked Questions Tuesday, 06 February 2024
January 2024
The SSRO launches new and updated pricing guidance that strengthens the reg… Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Open consultation: Guidance on the pricing of qualifying defence contracts … Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Guidance: Guidance on the alternative pricing of contracts (version 1) Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Guidance on the baseline profit rate and its adjustment… Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Allowable costs guidance (version 7) Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Guidance: Reporting guidance and DefCARS Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Allowable costs guidance (version 7) Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Statutory guidance: Guidance on the baseline profit rate and its adjustment… Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Chief Executive's interview in Desider magazine Monday, 15 January 2024
Transparency data: Register of Interests Tuesday, 09 January 2024
December 2023
Transparency data: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Corporate report: SSRO corporate governance framework Tuesday, 19 December 2023
SSRO presents at Make UK Defence lunchtime webinar: ‘Demystifying the Singl… Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 26 September 2023 Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Presentation at Make UK Defence webinar: ‘Demystifying the Single Source Re… Wednesday, 13 December 2023
November 2023
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q2 2023/24 Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Transparency data: SSRO gifts and hospitality 2023 Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Guidance: Accepted referrals Monday, 13 November 2023
Independent report: SSRO determination on the extent to which a contractor’… Monday, 13 November 2023
Independent report: SSRO determination on the extent to which a contractor’… Monday, 13 November 2023
Open consultation: Improving the SSRO’s response to contract-specific queri… Thursday, 09 November 2023
Transparency data: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Monday, 06 November 2023
October 2023
Guidance: Responses to Commonly Asked Questions Tuesday, 31 October 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 15 June 2023 Thursday, 26 October 2023
Guidance: Reporting guidance and DefCARS Thursday, 19 October 2023
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2023 Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Transparency data: Register of Interests Monday, 16 October 2023
Independent report: Annual Compliance Report 2023 Thursday, 12 October 2023
Consultation outcome: Baseline Profit Rate Activities Review Thursday, 05 October 2023
September 2023
Corporate report: SSRO corporate governance framework Thursday, 28 September 2023
August 2023
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q1 2023/24 Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q1 2023/24 Tuesday, 29 August 2023
Transparency data: SSRO gifts and hospitality 2023 Thursday, 03 August 2023
Transparency data: SSRO gifts and hospitality 2022 Thursday, 03 August 2023
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2023 Thursday, 03 August 2023
July 2023
Guidance: Responses to Commonly Asked Questions Friday, 28 July 2023
Corporate report: Chair’s newsletter July 2023 Thursday, 27 July 2023
Transparency data: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Tuesday, 25 July 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 30 March 2023 Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Corporate report: SSRO Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 Thursday, 13 July 2023
Corporate report: Stakeholder engagement strategy Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Corporate report: SSRO Corporate Plan 2023-2026 Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Transparency data: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Thursday, 06 July 2023
Transparency data: Register of Interests Tuesday, 04 July 2023
June 2023
Open consultation: Baseline Profit Rate Activities Review Thursday, 22 June 2023
Research: Annual qualifying defence contract statistics: 2022/23 Thursday, 22 June 2023
Transparency data: Register of Interests Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2023 Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Transparency data: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Monday, 05 June 2023
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2023 Monday, 05 June 2023
Transparency data: Register of Interests Thursday, 01 June 2023
May 2023
Guidance: Guidance on the baseline profit rate and its adjustment (version … Thursday, 25 May 2023
Consultation outcome: DefCARS enabling changes Tuesday, 23 May 2023
New Non-Executive Board Member appointed for the Single Source Regulations … Thursday, 18 May 2023
April 2023
Guidance: Requesting information from the SSRO Friday, 28 April 2023
Corporate report: SSRO procedures for responding to freedom of information … Friday, 28 April 2023
Guidance: SSRO Support Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Guidance: Responses to Commonly Asked Questions Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Guidance: Responses to Commonly Asked Questions Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Transparency data: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2023 Monday, 24 April 2023
Guidance: Guidance provided by the SSRO Monday, 03 April 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 26 January 2023 Monday, 03 April 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 13 December 2022 Monday, 03 April 2023
March 2023
Statutory guidance: 2023 contract profit rate recommendation Thursday, 16 March 2023
2023 contract profit rate Thursday, 16 March 2023
Guidance: Guidance on the baseline profit rate and its adjustment (version … Thursday, 16 March 2023
Consultation outcome: Compliance and review methodology consultation Monday, 13 March 2023
Guidance: Compliance and review methodology 2023 Monday, 13 March 2023
Guidance: Guidance on inflation Tuesday, 07 March 2023
Guidance: Guidance on inflation Tuesday, 07 March 2023
February 2023
New Chief Executive for defence regulator Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q3 2022/23 Monday, 27 February 2023
Guidance: Previous DefCARS user guidance for defence contractors Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Guidance: Reporting guidance and DefCARS Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2023 Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2022 Wednesday, 08 February 2023
Corporate report: SSRO corporate governance framework Wednesday, 01 February 2023
January 2023
Open consultation: DefCARS enabling changes Tuesday, 24 January 2023
FOI release: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2022 Thursday, 12 January 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 27 September 2022 Monday, 09 January 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 16 June 2022 Monday, 09 January 2023
Transparency data: Board minutes: 30 March 2022 Monday, 09 January 2023
December 2022
Corporate report: Chair’s newsletter December 2022 Tuesday, 20 December 2022
November 2022
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q2 2022/23 Thursday, 24 November 2022
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q2 2022/23 Thursday, 24 November 2022
Independent report: Annual Compliance Report 2022 Monday, 14 November 2022
Open consultation: Compliance and review methodology consultation Thursday, 10 November 2022
Consultation outcome: Allowable Costs guidance: overheads and indirect cost… Monday, 07 November 2022
Statutory guidance: Allowable Costs guidance (version 6) Monday, 07 November 2022
Statutory guidance: Allowable Costs guidance (version 6) Monday, 07 November 2022
Transparency data: Register of Interests Tuesday, 01 November 2022
October 2022
Transparency data: SSRO gifts and hospitality 2022 Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Consultation outcome: Single source baseline profit rate methodology Thursday, 06 October 2022
Transparency data: SSRO Transparency reports 2022 Thursday, 06 October 2022
September 2022
Guidance: Previous DefCARS user guidance for defence contractors Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Guidance: Reporting guidance and DefCARS Wednesday, 28 September 2022
August 2022
Transparency data: SSRO gifts and hospitality 2022 Tuesday, 30 August 2022
Research: Quarterly qualifying defence contract statistics: Q1 2022/23 Tuesday, 30 August 2022
July 2022
Consultation outcome: Consultation on reporting guidance Thursday, 28 July 2022
Guidance: SSRO Support Thursday, 28 July 2022
Guidance: Previous DefCARS user guidance for defence contractors Thursday, 28 July 2022
Guidance: Reporting guidance and DefCARS Thursday, 28 July 2022
Corporate report: Chair’s newsletter July 2022 Friday, 15 July 2022
Independent report: SSRO determination on the treatment of Research and Dev… Friday, 15 July 2022
Guidance: Accepted referrals Friday, 15 July 2022
Corporate report: SSRO Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022 Thursday, 14 July 2022
June 2022
Corporate report: Stakeholder survey report Wednesday, 29 June 2022
FOI release: FOI responses released by the SSRO 2022 Thursday, 23 June 2022
Research: Annual qualifying defence contract statistics: 2021/22 Thursday, 23 June 2022
Corporate report: SSRO corporate governance framework Monday, 20 June 2022
Open consultation: Single source baseline profit rate methodology Monday, 20 June 2022
May 2017
Review of legislation update Thursday, 18 May 2017
March 2017
SSRO launches new Defence Contracts Analysis and Reporting System Thursday, 16 March 2017
September 2016
Perspectives on non-competitive defence spending - September 2016 Thursday, 15 September 2016
July 2016
Single Source Cost Standards: Statutory Guidance on Allowable Costs Friday, 01 July 2016
April 2016
SSRO publishes updated report templates and user guides Friday, 01 April 2016
February 2016
SSRO joins UK Regulators Network (UKRN) Monday, 29 February 2016
Regulator to investigate wage inflation at request of Secretary of State Monday, 29 February 2016
Clive Tucker appointed as Interim Chair of SSRO Thursday, 18 February 2016
SSRO Chairman to stand down Tuesday, 09 February 2016
December 2015
SSRO publishes full suite of DPS templates Monday, 14 December 2015
October 2015
SSRO publishes final version of compliance rating methodology Monday, 05 October 2015
September 2015
SSRO publishes DPS for Ordnance system Wednesday, 30 September 2015
August 2015
SSRO to attend DSEI 2015 Thursday, 06 August 2015
June 2015
Handling commercially sensitive information Friday, 26 June 2015