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UK privacy watchdog raises concerns over resources for expanded cyber remit

By Patricia Figueiredo ( November 18, 2025, 09:01 GMT | Comment) -- The UK’s privacy regulator has been raising internal concerns about the legal resources needed to deliver broader cybersecurity enforcement, documents obtained by MLex show. The records, which cover 2021-2024, reveal that the Information Commissioner's Office warned that a more proactive cybersecurity role would strain existing capacity. The disclosures come as the government’s new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill proposes giving the watchdog expanded powers to oversee more sectors and to manage cyber risks across critical national infrastructure.The UK’s privacy watchdog has been raising concerns internally about the legal resources it would need to deliver expanded cybersecurity enforcement, documents obtained by MLex have revealed....

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