Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 95275

Government Departments: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Euan Stainbank

LabourFalkirk

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to establish an independent audit mechanism for ISO/SAE 21434 and UN R155/156 compliance.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Approval certificates for UN Regulations 155 and 156 can be issued by an applicable national approval authority, which is the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) in the UK, and are mutually recognised internationally. Any country’s approval authority must ...

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