Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 95496

Cybersecurity: Public Sector

Tabled: 28 November 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what mechanisms the Government uses to assess public sector compliance with national cyber security standards.

Answer

Ian Murray
GovAssure is the cyber security assurance scheme for assessing the critical systems of government organisations. The scheme was launched in April 2023 and DSIT recently initiated the scheme’s third year of operations. GovAssure requires government organis...

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