Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:00 pm on 16 June 2026.
Votes in this debate
Amendments made: 7, page 38, line 33, leave out first “and” and insert “or”.
This amendment and amendment 8 would ensure that information could be shared between NIS enforcement authorities where it was for the purposes of security of network and information systems, or for the purposes of resilience of such systems.
Amendment 8, page 38, line 35, leave out “and” and insert “or”.
See the explanatory statement for amendment 7.
Amendment 9, page 39, leave out lines 15 to 17.
This amendment is consequential on amendment 14.
Amendment 10, page 39, line 42, leave out from “paragraph (1)” to end of line 2 on page 40.
This amendment is consequential on amendment 14.
Amendment 11, page 40, line 12, leave out “(1)(c)” and insert “(1)(b)”.
This is a drafting change consequential on an amendment tabled at Committee stage.
Amendment 12, page 40, line 24, leave out from “regulation 6(1)” to “, or” in line 26.
This amendment is consequential on amendment 14.
Amendment 13, page 40, line 31, leave out from “regulation 6(1)” to end of line 33.
This amendment is consequential on amendment 14.
Amendment 14, page 41, line 4, at end insert—
“(4A) A disclosure of information under any provision of regulation 6 or this regulation must be limited to information which is relevant and proportionate to the purpose for which the disclosure is being made.”—(Kanishka Narayan.)
This amendment would ensure that any disclosure under regulation 6 or 6A of the NIS Regulations (defined by clause 1), rather than just disclosures under particular paragraphs of those regulations, would be limited to information which is relevant and proportionate to the purpose for which the disclosure is being made.
Amendment proposed: 3, page 41, line 15, at end insert—
“Exemption from disclosure: right to a fair trial
6AB.—(1) Nothing in sub-paragraphs (1)(d) to (1)(f) of regulation 6, or regulation 6A, permits a NIS enforcement authority to share information with another NIS enforcement authority or with a person within paragraph (2) of regulation 6 if the Secretary of State determines that—
(a) the receiving jurisdiction is one in which the right to a fair trial cannot be guaranteed, or
(b) the disclosure could result in actions being taken that would be incompatible with the right to a fair trial.
(2) For the purposes of making a determination under paragraph (1) above, the Secretary of State must have regard to the opinion of—
(a) subject matter experts, and
(b) competent civil society groups.
(3) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Act 2026, publish and lay before Parliament an annual report detailing the determinations made under paragraph (1) above in the previous 12 months.”—(Sir Iain Duncan Smith.)
This amendment would prevent the sharing of information with overseas authorities for the purpose of prosecuting crimes not committed in the UK if the Secretary of State determines that the receiving country is one in which the right to a fair trial cannot be guaranteed.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
Division number 26
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
The House divided: Ayes 162, Noes 246.
Question accordingly negatived.
Amendment made: 15, page 41, line 23, at end insert—
“(1A) A disclosure of information under paragraph (1) must be limited to information which is relevant and proportionate to the purpose for which the disclosure is being made.”—(Kanishka Narayan.)
This amendment would ensure that any disclosure under regulation 7 of the NIS Regulations (defined by clause 1) would be limited to information which is relevant and proportionate to the purpose for which the disclosure is being made.
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Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
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As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
