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Electoral Commission: Cybersecurity

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 16721

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111737 on Electoral Commission: Cybersecurity, whether the National Cyber Security Centre received representations in 2023 and 2024 relating to the leaking of Electoral Commission data on investigations into Labour Together following the Chinese cyber-hack.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handles any reports it receives relating to cyber incidents in confidence and so it would not be appropriate to comment on any such engagements.

More generally, however, defending democracy is a priority for the NCSC. It engages regularly with organisations and individuals involved in our democratic and electoral processes to provide expert advice on cyber security best practice and to help raise resilience in the face of rising online threats.

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