Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 120980

Companies House: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Gareth Davies

ConservativeGrantham and Bourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what independent security testing of the WebFiling service was conducted prior to its restoration on 16 March 2026.

Answer

Blair McDougall
The WebFiling service was successfully reopened at 9am on Monday 16 March after rigorous testing. The testing was done in accordance with best-practice security methodologies by government-approved testers, including external specialists. Companies House ...

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