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UK tech regulators strained by growth agenda ahead of shouldering more duties

By Patricia Figueiredo ( February 23, 2026, 17:11 GMT | Comment) -- The UK's two key tech sector watchdogs, Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office, have yet to show that the government's agenda to enlist their help in growing the economy can be a good fit. Even the country's public spending watchdog says it can't determine whether regulators’ work has had a material impact on growth. As online safety and cyber mandates widen, companies struggle to assess how the focus on growth will shape enforcement in practice.A year after the UK government ramped up a push for regulators to support economic growth, the two key tech sector watchdogs have provided little evidence that they can. But if the “growth duty” is ineffective now, how will they cope with more complex new regulations coming up this year?...

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