Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill — Baroness Kidron (CB)

UK — Parliament · 2026-09-03 · UK · verified record

Themes: Child safety & minors · Online platforms · Search services

My Lords, Amendment 74 is in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Morgan and Lady Ludford. The noble Baroness, Lady Morgan, is very sorry that she cannot be in the Committee this afternoon but she particularly wanted me to thank the Minister for their helpful meeting last week. This amendment and Amendment 167 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford, relate to <span id="124GC" class="column-number" data-column-number="124GC"></span>the governance of regulated bodies that will be caught under this Act. The reason for this legislation is to reflect the rapidly changing cyber environment and to strengthen areas of current vulnerabilities of those organisations providing services critical to societal or economic life. As we have discussed, regulators will be given powers to designate critical suppliers whose disruption could have a significant impact on essential services. As we have discussed in previous groups, many of us think the Bill does not go far enough in setting out who those critical suppliers are. We are going to see similar amendments in other forthcoming Bills that make provision for senior manager liability when new responsibilities are legislated. This is something that we have been through in other Bills: the only way to change the culture of an organisation is to start at the top.…