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National Security Online Information Team

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 31 October 2025UIN 84246

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the statutory basis of the work of the National Security and Online Information Team.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to information threats which present a public safety or national security risk to UK audiences, working closely with other departments including the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

The team's remit and work is kept under review by DSIT ministers who remain accountable to parliament, including regarding the work of the NSOIT.

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