What UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 - Public Telecoms Network and Service Security Duties requires
The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 (UK) amends the Communications Act 2003 to create a statutory security framework for public electronic communications networks and services through new sections 105A onwards. Section 1 of the 2021 Act establishes the overarching duty for providers to identify and reduce the risks of security compromises. Section 2 covers measures in response to security compromises. Section 3 enables codes of practice to give guidance on compliance. Section 7 grants Ofcom powers to enforce compliance with security duties. The financial penalty framework is in inserted Communications Act 2003 section 105T, providing maximum daily penalties of 100,000 pounds for general security duty contraventions, 50,000 pounds per day for failures relating to inspection notices, and lump sum penalties up to 10 million pounds. Section 14 of the 2021 Act provides for reviews of sections 1 to 13. Sections 15 to 24 create the Designated Vendor Direction regime enabling the Secretary of State to issue legally binding directions restricting use of specified vendors in UK public telecoms networks on national security grounds. The Electronic Communications (Security Measures) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/933) and the Telecommunications Security Code of Practice (December 2022) provide detailed measures and tier-based timelines for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 providers.
Pillar: Telecoms & Digital Infrastructure · Authority: UK Ofcom (statutory regulator under Communications Act 2003); Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) (policy lead); Secretary of State (Designated Vendor Direction authority) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2021/31/contents
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