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Home Office: Internet

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 83244

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office has in place a range of measures to continue to run critical services in the event of major internet outages.

This includes critical incident, crisis and business continuity plans depending on the nature of the outage and what is impacted. It would not be appropriate to document the specific detail of those measures.

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