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UK government Continues parliamentary passage of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill for Following the King’s Speech on May 13

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The UK government is advancing the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill through parliament, a move that would raise resilience requirements for critical infrastructure providers and essential services. The next step follows the King’s Speech on May 13, giving the legislation a clear public timetable. The measure matters because it would turn cyber resilience expectations into more formal national standards for essential operators.

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  1. 13.05.2026 12:05 2 articles · 14d ago

    Cyber Security and Resilience Bill continues through parliament

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    The UK government's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill continues its passage through parliament after the King's Speech on May 13, advancing proposed incident reporting, MSP accountability, and essential service protections for critical infrastructure providers and essential services.

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  2. 13.05.2026 12:05 1 articles · 14d ago

    Minister and expert discuss the bill's resilience focus

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    Cybersecurity minister baroness Lloyd said the UK has a world-class cyber sector and that government is investing in its own defenses, legislating to require more of essential services, and setting clear national standards, while Halcyon's Meredith Burkhart said the bill's incident reporting, MSP accountability, and essential service protections mirror US steps in the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act.

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