Companies House: Data Protection
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Companies House news story entitled Update on Companies House WebFiling security issue, published on 16 March 2026, whether his Department is aware of any other security breaches in relation to Companies House.
Answered by Blair McDougall
As an executive agency of the Department, Companies House manages its security risks against emerging threats and uses government compliant approaches for security and data protection. Companies House adopts a rigorous, risk management process aligned with government functional standards and its ISO 27001 certification.
Based on information provided to the Department at this time, we are not aware of any other current security breaches.
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