Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
The King's Speech 2026 cyber bill to strengthen the UK's defences against cyber threats, update resilience duties, and protect essential and digital services.
2026
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — HL Bill 32 Explanatory Notes
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Impact Assessments: Impact Assessment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Explanatory Notes: Bill 002 EN 2026-27 - pdf
King's Speech 2026: Science, innovation and technology
Why linked: King's Speech 2026 briefing on science, innovation and technology - directly relevant as source document for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill announcement in King's Speech 2026 (duplicate listing)
Type: Lords Library Note (LLN-2026-0020) This briefing explores what announcements the government could make in the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 about science, innovation and technology.
King's Speech 2026: Science, innovation and technology
Why linked: King's Speech 2026 briefing on science, innovation and technology - directly relevant as source document for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill announcement in King's Speech 2026
Type: Lords Library Note (LLN-2026-0020) This briefing explores what announcements the government could make in the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 about science, innovation and technology.
King's Speech 2026
Why linked: King's Speech 2026 briefing paper is the primary legislative programme source document. Essential for establishing the bill's formal announcement and context within the parliamentary agenda.
Type: Commons Briefing Paper (CBP-10585) The State Opening of Parliament and the 2026 King’s Speech are scheduled to take place on 13 May 2026.
2025
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill 2024-26
Why linked: Commons Library Briefing CBP-10442 on the CSR (NIS) Bill 2024-26 — the standard Library briefing on the Bill.
Type: Commons Briefing Paper (CBP-10442) A bill to improve cyber security and resilience is going through the Commons; it updates previous cyber security legislation and if passed will become UK law in 2026.
RPC opinion: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill impact assessment
Why linked: Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DSIT's impact assessment — the independent regulatory-burden scrutiny baseline for the Bill.
The RPC's opinion of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's impact assessment for the bill.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: supporting documents
Why linked: DSIT's supporting impact documents published alongside the Bill on 12 November 2025.
Supporting documents assessing the impact of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill introduced to Parliament on 12 November 2025.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Delegated Powers Memorandum: Memorandum from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Why linked: Delegated Powers Memorandum for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Impact Assessments: Impact Assessment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Why linked: DSIT Impact Assessment accompanying the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Delegated Powers Memorandum: Memorandum from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Impact Assessments: Impact Assessment from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Explanatory Notes: Bill 329 EN 2024-26
Cyber resilience of UK digital infrastructure
Why linked: Parliament Research (POSTnote POST-PN-0753) on cyber resilience of UK digital infrastructure with explicit focus on how the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will boost UK cyber resilience; substantive scrutiny material
Type: POSTnote (POST-PN-0753) The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will aim to boost UK cyber resilience. How can cyber resilience be increased? What are the challenges and regulatory gaps?
2023
First Report - A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security
Why linked: Research report on ransomware and UK national security—directly relevant to cyber security resilience threats and policy landscape
Research report on ransomware and UK national security—directly relevant to cyber security resilience threats and policy landscape
2022
21st Report - Procurement Bill: Government Response; National Security Bill: Government Response
Why linked: 21st Report includes Government Response to National Security Bill—substantive scrutiny and policy response document within scope
21st Report includes Government Response to National Security Bill—substantive scrutiny and policy response document within scope
Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 PIR: RPC Opinion (Green-rated)
Why linked: RPC opinion on the DCMS NIS Regulations 2018 Post-Implementation Review — independent scrutiny on the evidence base for the Bill.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on DCMS' Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 PIR
Second Post-Implementation Review of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
Why linked: Second Post-Implementation Review of the NIS Regulations 2018 — full analysis document.
Second Post-Implementation Review of NIS — full analysis document.
In response to: Second Post-Implementation Review of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
2017
Cyber Security of UK Infrastructure
Why linked: Parliament Research (POSTnote POST-PN-0554) on cyber security of UK infrastructure (2017); foundational scrutiny material on critical infrastructure cyber security challenges that the Bill addresses
Type: POSTnote (POST-PN-0554) The Government has identified ‘cyber’ as one of six Tier 1 threats to UK national security. This POSTnote focuses on the cyber security of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, describing measures to improve cyber security and challenges …