Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government holds information on the number of times that competent authorities have issued (a) warnings, (b) information notices, (c) inspections, (d) enforcement notices and (e) penalties under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.

The competent authorities have the powers to audit and inspect, and to issue information, enforcement and penalty notices, so they hold the information on the number of audits conducted and notices issued in each sector. Under the NIS Regulations, competent authorities do not have a legal obligation to share that information with DCMS or Cabinet Office.