Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 73334

Internet: Security

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance the National Protective Security Authority has provided on using Virtual Private Networks.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
As part of our ongoing monitoring of the potential impact of circumvention techniques on the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act, Government is engaging with relevant bodies. However, the National Protective Security Authority has not provided the depa...
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