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Ministry of Justice: Internet

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 83245

The question

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

Answered by Jake Richards

The Government has a robust set of policies in place to ensure there are well-defined and tested incident management processes, and to ensure continuity of essential functions in the event of system or service failure. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will publish the Government Cyber Action Plan this Winter, which will set out a clear approach for the Government and the Wider Public Sector to manage cyber security and resilience incidents.

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