Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they undertook to support the conclusion that "no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen", in regard to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025.

Following the 2017 reforms, government representatives engaged regularly with stakeholders about their impact. The changes made by sections 61–64 were consulted on and received Parliamentary scrutiny during passage of the 2022 Act. Government has no plans to conduct a formal review of the 2017 reforms before commencing sections 61–64.

The 2022 Act was subject to a published De Minimis Impact Assessment. The regulations referred to are draft regulations intended to bring sections 61–64 into effect with transitional provisions and are subject to a technical consultation which closes on 2 July 2025.