Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.

Whatsapp is not a supported application and is not available for all Home Office Staff.

However, if staff in specific roles have a valid business justification to use Whatsapp for their job, they can apply to have it installed on their corporate mobile devices via an exceptions process, and will receive guidance on how to configure the app to ensure it meets Home Office security standards.