Cat Little stated that the summary revealed Robbins had granted Mandelson clearance against the advice of security officials, contradicting Robbins' claims about the vetting process.
Collard had been having a live dialogue about Mandelson with the separate UK Security Vetting (UKSV) team, based in the Cabinet Office. Collard had then asked to speak to Robbins for what turned out to be a critical meeting: it concluded with Mandelson being granted vetting clearance.