Question follow-through · 76584

Telecommunications: Risk Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including guidance on the role of internal audit in providing independent assurance on telecommunications security risks, i

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
11 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
23 Sept 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including guidance on the role of internal audit in providing independent assurance on telecommunications security risks, i

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government keeps the financial health of the market under close review and Ofcom have powers to request financial information from providers. The Telecommunications Security Code of Practice provides guidance on how communications providers can meet s...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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