Written Question·Home Office·UIN 82851

Cybersecurity: Research

Tabled: 16 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on legal frameworks to support legitimate cybersecurity research.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act. As part of the review, we are scoping several proposals to update the act, including how we can better support legitimate cybersecurity researchers so they can operate within a cle...

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