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I am also hesitant to offer my support for Amendment 364. I understand the impetus for extending the legislation to bodies corporate and partnerships, but I am again unsure whether the data would deem this necessary. In the 12 months leading up to April 2025, only 55 offences led to charges or summons under the Computer Misuse Act. I cannot find the number of those that were committed by corporations but, even if all 55 were so, we would still be dealing with a very small number. Individuals are already liable for offences under the Act, and I am unsure of the need to extend this to bodies.