BEIS Direction incorporating SEC Variation Testing Approach Document (SVTAD) into the SEC for Release 2

22 February 2018

On 30 January 2018 BEIS consulted on the timing for incorporation into the SEC of the SVTAD for Release 2; designating v1.5 of the SVTAD as Appendix AJ of the SEC. Views were also invited on additional drafting within the document. In addition BEIS set out the intention to approve the Release 2 System Integration Testing (SIT) and Device Integration Testing (DIT) Approach Documents at the same time as incorporating the SVTAD. The original open letter consultation can be found here

The consultation closed on 13 February 2018.  After taking into account the responses to the consultation, BEIS has now issued its conclusions and direction to incorporate the Release 2 SVTAD as Appendix AJ of the SEC from 22 February 2018; and to approve the Release 2 SIT and DIT Approach Documents from 22 February 2018. The response and direct the BEIS response to the consultation and associated documents are as follows: