Cybersecurity: Artificial Intelligence

(asked on 3rd February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on updating the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to remove limits on the ability of cybersecurity professionals to deploy and use artificial intelligence tools to strengthen the UK’s resilience against cyber threats.


Answered by
Dan Jarvis Portrait
Dan Jarvis
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 9th February 2026

The Government is conducting an ongoing review of the Computer Misuse Act (CMA). The Home Office will update on proposals taken forward in due course.

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