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An Overview of the SoBP for Software in the Context of DS 00-56 Issue 4

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Defence Standard 00-56 Issue 4 is the current contractual safety standard for UK MOD projects. It requires the production of a structured argument, supported by diverse evidence, to show that a system is safe for a defined purpose within a defined environment. This paper introduces a Standard of Best Practice which has been produced by the Software Systems Engineering Initiative to provide guidance for software compliance with Defence Standard 00-56 Issue 4.

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  • Menon C, Hawkins R, McDermid J (2009) Interim standard of best practice on software in the context of DS 00-56 Issue 4. Technical Report SSEI-BP-000001. Software Systems Engineering Initiative, York. https://ssei.org.uk/documents/. Accessed 5 October 2009.

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The authors would like to thank the UK Ministry of Defence for their sup-port and funding. This work is undertaken as part of the research activity within the Software Systems Engineering Initiative (SSEI), www.ssei.org.uk.

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  1. SSEI, University of York, Heslington, York, UK

    Catherine Menon, Richard Hawkins, John McDermid & Tim Kelly

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  1. Dale Research Ltd., North Street 33, Martock, TA12 6DH, United Kingdom

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  2. Dept. Software Retiability, University Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

    Tom Anderson

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Menon, C., Hawkins, R., McDermid, J., Kelly, T. (2010). An Overview of the SoBP for Software in the Context of DS 00-56 Issue 4. In: Dale, C., Anderson, T. (eds) Making Systems Safer. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-086-1_9

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