In January 2022, the Government published the proposal for legislation to improve the UK's cyber resilience Consultation. The Government have outlined the need for new laws to drive up security standards in outsourced IT services used by almost all UK businesses.
The proposals look to highlight the need to make improvements in the way organisations report cyber security incidents and reforming legislation to be more flexible in its ability to react to the speed of technological change. The proposals covered by the consulations are to:
- Bring additional critical providers of digital services into the UK's cyber security regulatory framework.
- Future-proof the UK's existing cyber security legislation, primarily the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations.
techUK will be developing an official response to the consultation and have already held a member-only roundtable to gather initial opinions on the proposals to help inform our response.
Going one step further, we have invited DCMS to join us for a second roundtable where we will discuss the key issues identified by members including: areas of clarification, areas where industry think more can be done and give DCMS the opportunity to answer those questions.
The roundtable will be attended by Mihai-Alin Rusu at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) & Stuart Peters, Head, Cyber Resilience at DCMS.
Make sure to book your place now, we are limiting numbers to 30 attendees and one person per company.
If you are unable to attend but would like to input into techUK's response we welcome any written feedback to be submitted to [email protected] by COP 7 March 2022.
Jill Broom
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.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
Annie Collings
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.
In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.
Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- anniecollings24
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/
Olivia Staples
Olivia Staples
Olivia Staples joined techUK in May 2025 as a Junior Programme Manager in the Cyber Resilience team.
She supports the programs mission to promote cyber resilience by engaging key commercial and government stakeholders to shape the cyber resilience policy towards increased security and industry growth. Olivia assists in member engagement, event facilitation and communications support.
Before joining techUK, Olivia gained experience in research, advocacy, and strategic communications across several international organisations. At the Munich Security Conference, she supported stakeholder engagement and contributed to strategic communications. She also worked closely with local and national government stakeholders in Spain and Italy, where she was involved in policy monitoring and advocacy for both public and private sector clients.
Olivia holds an MSc in Political Science (Comparative Politics and Conflict Studies) from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA in Spanish and Latin American Studies from University College London (UCL).
Outside of tech, Olivia enjoys volunteering with local charities and learning Norwegian.
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- [email protected]
