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Peers propose stronger cyber competence standards alongside the resilience Bill

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OwnerAlex
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THE BRIEF ALEX IS WORKING FROM

The proposal could create new expectations for regulated organisations to use qualified cyber professionals. We need to establish whether Northstar activities are in scope and whether this creates a skills, training or compliance issue. Recommended actions: 1. Legal should confirm whether Northstar activities fall within the Bill’s regulated sectors. 2. Operations and HR should map relevant cyber roles, qualifications and training gaps. 3. I’ll check the amendment text and its progress before drafting a policy view.

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  1. Legal should confirm whether Northstar activities fall within the Bill’s regulated sectors.
  2. Operations and HR should map relevant cyber roles, qualifications and training gaps.
  3. I’ll check the amendment text and its progress before drafting a policy view.
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WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW

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I've prepared Internal brief: proposed cyber competence standards as a draft.

IssueCyber Security & Resilience
ConfidenceConfirmed
Progress3 of 6 steps
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CURRENT STEPConfirm amendment and Bill progress

The primary source identifies a Lords contribution but does not include the amendment wording, outcome or next procedural step.

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Triage and issue linkageCompleted

Linked Baroness Northover’s 7 September Lords contribution to the active Cyber Security & Resilience issue and approved work item.

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Prepare first-pass assessmentCompleted

Recorded the potential competence, qualification, training and compliance implications without treating the proposal’s detail as confirmed.

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Confirm amendment and Bill progressWaiting

The primary source identifies a Lords contribution but does not include the amendment wording, outcome or next procedural step.

NEEDS INPUTLegal and Public Affairs research
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Confirm Northstar regulatory exposureWaiting

We still need to know which Northstar activities, services, systems and suppliers may fall within the Bill’s regulated scope and current NIS obligations.

NEEDS INPUTLegal and Cyber Security
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Map skills and training implicationsWaiting

Any new competence standard could affect cyber role requirements, recruitment, professional qualifications and workforce training, but Northstar’s current baseline is not yet confirmed.

NEEDS INPUTOperations and HR
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Develop internal policy viewPrepared

A policy view should follow once the amendment wording, scope analysis and workforce baseline are confirmed; no external position or correspondence has been drafted.

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3 things Alex needs

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WaitingLegal and Public Affairs research

Confirm amendment and Bill progress

Please provide or verify the amendment text, debate outcome and current Bill timetable so we can assess the proposal accurately.

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WaitingLegal and Cyber Security

Confirm Northstar regulatory exposure

Please confirm potentially in-scope activities, entities, suppliers and existing NIS duties, including any known compliance gaps.

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WaitingOperations and HR

Map skills and training implications

Please map relevant cyber roles, required qualifications, current training and any known capability gaps for potentially in-scope activities.

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Evidence and action note: cyber competence proposal

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SOURCE & SUPPORTING EVIDENCEBaroness Northover (LD): Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
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SourceUK_PARLIAMENT · Primary
ConfidenceConfirmed
Published7 Sept 2026

My Lords, all the amendments that I have put down to the Bill are derived from evidence we received on the National Resilience Select Committee. I am sorry that I was not here last week to address those that came up then, and I am very grateful to my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones for presenting them for me. Several members of the Select Committee, including me, were in Finland last week looking at its preparedness for attack. Finland has faced the threat from its long border with Russia throughout the history of…

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