Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Amendment Paper: Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2026

Report StageWednesday 25 February 2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and
Information Systems) Bill
(Amendment Paper)
This document lists all amendments tabled to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information
Systems) Bill. Any withdrawn amendments are listed at the end of the document. The amendments are
arranged in the order in which it is expected they will be decided.
Clause, page and line numbers will be updated in due course to the version of the Bill as amended in the
Public Bill Committee.
★ New Amendments.
New Amendments: NC1 to NC11
_NC1 Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
David Chadwick
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Statement on risks posed to systems by foreign interference
(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish
a statement of the Government’s plans in relation to risks to the security and
resilience of relevant network and information systems arising from foreign
interference.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a “relevant network and information system”
is a network and information system belonging to—
(a) an operator of an essential service,
(b) a relevant digital service provider,
(c) a relevant managed service provider, or
(d) a critical supplier,
within the meaning of the NIS Regulations.
(3) Any statement under this section must—

(a) set out the Government’s intentions to assess, manage and mitigate
the risks posed, or which could potentially be posed, to the security and
resilience of relevant network and information systems by foreign
interference in such systems;
(b) include risks associated with—
(i) hardware,
(ii) software,
(iii) supply chains,
(iv) procurement processes, and
(v) the use of, or reliance on foreign technologies or systems;
(c) include a specific focus on government digital procurement processes;
(d) where risks are identified under (2)(b)(v), state whether the Government
intends to address these risks by encouraging or supporting the use of
domestic technologies or systems.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Government to publish a statement of how it intends to address
and mitigate any risks to relevant network and information systems posed by foreign interference.
_NC2 Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
David Chadwick
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Cyber security support service for SMEs
(1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, make provision for the
establishment and operation of a cyber security support service for relevant
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for the purposes of improving the
security and resilience of their network and information systems.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a relevant SME is one which is—
(a) an operator of an essential service,
(b) a relevant digital service provider,
(c) a relevant managed service provider, or
(d) a critical supplier,
within the meaning of the NIS Regulations.
(3) A support service established under this section must provide—
(a) advice and technical assistance to SMEs following a cyber incident; and
(b) guidance on recovery and remediation.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to establish a cyber security support service for
relevant SMEs.
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_NC3 Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
David Chadwick
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Review of high-risk bodies
(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish
and lay before Parliament a review of the national security risks posed to
relevant network and information systems by foreign state ownership or control
of relevant bodies.
(2) A review under this section must assess—
(a) the number of relevant bodies which are owned, in whole or in part,
by a foreign state or a foreign state-owned enterprise;
(b) the risk of such bodies being compelled to facilitate unauthorised access
to, or surveillance of, network and information systems in the United
Kingdom; and
(c) the adequacy of current powers under Part 4 (Directions for national
security purposes) to mitigate such risks posed to the security and
resilience of essential activities.
(3) In this section—
“relevant body” means—
(a) an operator of an essential service,
(b) a relevant digital service provider,
(c) a relevant managed service provider, or
(d) a critical supplier,
within the meaning of the NIS Regulations.
“foreign state-owned enterprise” means a body corporate in which a
foreign state has a controlling interest;
“network and information systems” has the meaning given by section
24(1).”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Government to review the security risks posed by critical suppliers
and essential service providers linked to foreign states and evaluate whether current powers are
sufficient to address these threats.
_NC4 Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
David Chadwick
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★ . To move the following Clause—
“Critical manufacturing and retail sectors
(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act,
introduce regulations under section 24(3) to specify the following as essential
activities—
(a) the manufacture of critical transport equipment;
(b) the industrial production and processing of food products; and
(c) the retail sale of food and essential goods via large-scale distribution
chains.
(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) must designate appropriate regulatory
authorities for these sectors.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to designate the manufacturing of critical
transport equipment and retail of food and essential goods (when part of a large-scale distribution
chain) as essential activities, bringing them within the scope of Part 3 of the Bill.
_NC5 Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
David Chadwick
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Local authorities to be regulated as essential services
(1) The NIS Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (designated competent authorities), after the entry
relating to the energy sector, insert—
The Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government”
Local Government “Local
Government
(3) In Schedule 2 (essential services and threshold requirements), after paragraph
11 insert—
“The Local Government Sector
12 — (1) This paragraph describes the threshold requirements which apply to specified
kinds of essential services in the local government subsector.
(2) For the essential service of the maintenance of electoral registers, the threshold
requirement is that the entity is a local authority responsible for the
maintenance of an electoral register.
(3) For the essential service of the management of social care records, the threshold
requirement is that the entity is a local authority responsible for the
management of social care records.
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(4) In this paragraph “local authority means” —
(a) in England, a county council, a district council, a London borough
council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of
the Isles of Scilly;
(b) in Wales, a county council or a county borough council;
(c) in Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local
Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;
(d) in Northern Ireland, a district council constituted under section 1 of the
Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would bring local authorities within the scope of the NIS Regulations as operators
of essential services in relation to their functions managing electoral rolls and social care records.
This ensures that public sector bodies holding sensitive data such as electoral rolls and social care
records are subject to the same statutory protections as other critical infrastructure.
_NC6 Victoria Collins
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Computer Misuse Act 1990: security and resilience of network and information
systems
(1) The Secretary of State must, within twelve months of the passing of this Act,
review whether amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 may be
conducive to ensuring, maintaining or improving the security and resilience
of network and information systems used or relied upon in connection with
the carrying on of essential activities.
(2) Following the conclusion of the review under subsection (1), the Secretary of
State must lay before Parliament a report which outlines–
(a) the potential amendments to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 which
were considered as part of the review;
(b) the review’s conclusions as to whether the potential amendments
considered could be beneficial in ensuring, maintaining or improving
the security and resilience of relevant network and information systems;
and
(c) the Government’s intentions to make amendments to the Computer
Misuse Act 1990 or act on any other recommendations of the review.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to review, within 12 months, whether amending
the Computer Misuse Act 1990 could improve the resilience of network and information systems,
and to report the government’s intentions to Parliament.
_NC7 David Chadwick
Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
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★ . To move the following Clause—
“Consultation on resourcing of regulatory authorities and regulated persons
(1) The Secretary of State must, within one year of the passing of this Act, carry
out a consultation with regulatory authorities and regulated persons for the
purpose of assessing—
(a) whether regulatory authorities and regulated persons have resources
and capabilities adequate to fulfil their requirements under this Act;
and
(b) whether further government support is needed.
(2) The Secretary of State must publish a report setting out the findings of the
assessment carried out under subsection (1)”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to consult and report within one year on
whether regulatory authorities and regulated persons have sufficient resources and capabilities to
meet their statutory obligations, and whether additional government support is required.
_NC8 David Chadwick
Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Electoral infrastructure to be regulated as an essential service
(1) The NIS Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (designated competent authorities), after the entry
relating to digital infrastructure insert—
The Electoral Commission” Electoral infrastructure “Elections
(3) In Schedule 2 (essential services and threshold requirements), after paragraph
11 insert—
“The electoral infrastructure subsector
12 — (1) This paragraph describes the threshold requirements which apply to
specified kinds of essential services in the electoral infrastructure
subsector.
(2) For the essential service of the administration of an election or the
maintenance of an electoral register in the United Kingdom, the
threshold requirement is that the service relies on network and
information systems to—
(a) maintain a register of electors containing more than 50,000
entries;
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(b) issue, receive, or process postal ballots for a parliamentary or
local government election; or
(c) count or aggregate votes cast in a parliamentary, mayoral or
local government election.
(3) In this paragraph—
“parliamentary election” means an election of a Member to serve
in the Parliament of the United Kingdom;
“network and information system” has the meaning given by
section 24(1) of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and
Information Systems) Act 2026.
(4) In regulation 8A (nomination by an OES of a person to act on its behalf
in the United Kingdom), after paragraph 1(b) insert—
“(c) provides an essential service of a kind referred to in
paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 (elections sector) within the
United Kingdom.”””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would designate the administration of elections and maintenance of voter registers
as an “essential service” within the meaning of the NIS Regulations.
_NC9 David Chadwick
Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Political parties to be regulated as an essential service
(1) The NIS Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) In the table in Schedule 1 (designated competent authorities), after the entry
relating to digital infrastructure insert—
The Secretary of State for Housing,
Communities and Local Government”
Political parties “Government
(3) In Schedule 2 (essential services and threshold requirements), after paragraph
11 insert—
“The political parties subsector
12 — (1) This paragraph describes the threshold requirements which apply to
specified kinds of essential services in the political parties subsector.
(2) For the essential service of the management and operation of a
registered political party in the United Kingdom, the threshold
requirement is that the political party is represented by at least two
Members of the House of Commons.
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(3) In this paragraph—
“registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2
of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.””
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would designate political parties as providing essential services for the purposes of
cyber security.
_NC10 David Chadwick
Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
★ . To move the following Clause—
“Board oversight of security and resilience of network and information systems
(1) Where a relevant body is governed by a board or equivalent management
body, that body must exercise oversight of arrangements relating to the security
and resilience of the body’s network and information systems.
(2) In exercising oversight, the management body must—
(a) approve the approach taken by the body to the management of risks
to the security and resilience of the body’s network and information
systems; and
(b) satisfy itself, on a periodic basis, that appropriate and proportionate
measures are in place to manage those risks.
(3) The management body may be held accountable for failures by the body to
comply with duties relating to the security and resilience of its network and
information systems.
(4) Members of the management body must undertake training designed to enable
them to identify risks and assess appropriate risk-management practices.
(5) For the purposes of this section, a relevant body is one which is –
(a) an operator of an essential service,
(b) a relevant digital service provider,
(c) a relevant managed service provider, or
(d) a critical supplier,
within the meaning of the NIS Regulations.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require active board oversight of, and accountability for, security and resilience
measures, where a relevant body is governed by a board or similar body.
_NC11 David Chadwick
Victoria Collins
Freddie van Mierlo
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★ . To move the following Clause—
“Requirement for regular testing of network and information systems
(1) A relevant body must undertake regular testing of the security and resilience
of the network and information systems on which it relies in the provision of
its services.
(2) Testing undertaken in accordance with this section must –
(a) be proportionate, having regard to the size, nature and risk profile of
the business; and
(b) be conducted periodically, at intervals that are appropriate to the risks
identified by the body.
(3) A relevant body must document –
(a) the outcomes of testing undertaken in accordance with this section;
and
(b) any remedial actions required or taken in response to the testing.
(4) Information documented under subsection (3) must be provided to the relevant
regulatory authority upon request.
(5) For the purposes of this section, a relevant body is one which is –
(a) an operator of an essential service,
(b) a relevant digital service provider,
(c) a relevant managed service provider, or
(d) a critical supplier,
within the meaning of the NIS Regulations.”
Member's explanatory statement
This new clause would require bodies to carry out proportionate, periodic testing of the security
and resilience of their network and information systems and provide the results to regulatory bodies
upon request.
Order of the House
[6 January 2026]
That the following provisions shall apply to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network
and Information Systems) Bill:
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Public Bill Committee
2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded)
be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 5 March 2026.
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3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it
meets.
Consideration and Third Reading
4. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought
to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which
those proceedings are commenced.
5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought
to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings
on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.
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