Strategic industry capacity report

Contents: This section of the SSRO's guidance describes the Strategic industry capacity report (SICR) whose requirements are set out in regulations 40 to 44.

Key message: Before completing the Strategic Industry Capacity Report for the first time, suppliers should familiarise themselves with regulations 40 to 44.

9.1

The designated person is required to submit a Strategic Industry Capacity Report (SICR) for each relevant fnancial year. It is due:

  1. 12 months after the end of the time period for the designated person’s financial accounting statements ending on any day within the relevant financial year, or
  2. 12 months after the date on which the ongoing contract condition was frst met in relation to the financial year, whichever of (a) or (b) is later, or
  3. A date agreed by the Secretary of State within six months after the date in (a).

9.2

The SICR must relate to the designated person’s accounting period. The SICR is concerned with forward planning and must include prescribed information related to the following:

  1. corporate structure [Refer: regulation 41] ;
  2. activities people and infrastructure [Refer: regulation 42] ;
  3. forecast costs of maintaining industrial capacity [Refer: regulation 43] ; and
  4. capacity and supply chain [Refer: regulation 44] .

9.3

SICRs can contain highly sensitive information, and therefore pose a specific risk, in particular as a collection. For this reason, SICRs are to be submitted via alternative means rather than via DefCARS. If you are due to submit this report, please contact the SSRO helpdesk by email at helpdesk@ssro.gov.uk or phone 0203 771 4785 for further instructions.

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