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Baroness Neville-Jones (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 7 September 2026

Debate

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, the campaign to reform the Computer Misuse Act is at least 10 years old, not just five. We—including me—have been working to try to get the provision that is contained in the amendment before us from the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones. I endorse every single word that he said; he put the case precisely as it needed to be set out. It is absolutely anomalous that we still have this legislation on the statute book, and we need an update to it. We need to put our researchers, and those who help to protect us and keep us safe, in a safe position themselves, which they are not at the moment. They are subject to potential criminal prosecution, which is stupid and a great disincentive to doing what needs to be done. I very much hope that the Minister will be persuaded to take this opportunity—not to reject it—to put a clause, even if it needs modification to a form that the Government approve of, in this legislation.

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