DSIT Assumes Responsibility for Government and Public Sector Cyber Security
On 3 June, the Prime Minister announced that responsibility for cyber security across government and the wider public sector will transfer from the Cabinet Office to the Government Digital Service which sits within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Effective immediately, this shift is intended to better integrate cyber security expertise within government, thereby strengthening resilience and enhancing policy development across the public sector. This is a welcome move towards a more cohesive approach to achieving government’s long-held ambition of being an exemplar in cyber security best practice.
In the same statement, the Prime Minister also confirmed a further structural change: the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will now lead on defence exports promotion, a responsibility previously held by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This change will enable a single defence export offer and connect exports with the MOD's procurement and international activity. The move, which will take place on 31 July, is expected to drive improved performance and reinforce the defence industry supporting the government’s broader economic growth agenda. Responsibility for Security and Cyber exports will remain in DBT.

Jill Broom
Jill leads the techUK Cyber Resilience programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.

Annie Collings
Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Olivia Staples
Olivia Staples joined techUK in May 2025 as a Junior Programme Manager in the Cyber Resilience team.