Question follow-through · 108847

Computer Misuse Act 1990

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will update the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to give greater protection to cyber security professionals.

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 27 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 29 Jan 2026
Answer: 3 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

27 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will update the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to give greater protection to cyber security professionals.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act.As part of the review, we are reviewing how we can better support legitimate cybersecurity researchers so they can operate within a clear and supportive legal framework, while maint...

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