# View the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (HL Bill 62) — Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

> Access the full text of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (CSRB). Introduced as Bill 329 on 12 November 2025, brought to the House of Lords as HL Bill 32 on 17 June 2026, reprinted as HL Bill 49 after Lords Committee and as HL Bill 62 after Lords Report (26 October 2026). Includes the Bill's structure, key facts, and Open Parliament Licence information.

Canonical page: https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/view-the-bill

## The official Bill document

The complete Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill. Introduced to the Commons as Bill 329 on 12 November 2025, the current version is **HL Bill 62**, as amended on Lords Report Stage (26 October 2026). The Lords completed Third Reading on 2 November 2026 and the Bill is now back with the Commons.

- Read or download the full PDF (HL Bill 62, as amended on Report): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/hl-bill-62.pdf
- Earlier print (HL Bill 32, as brought from the Commons): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/csrb.pdf
- Every clause explained, with what the Bill says separated from our interpretation: https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill
- For live status, see the UK Parliament Bill page: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4035

Document summary: HL Bill 62 · As amended on Report, 26 October 2026 · Introduced as Bill 329 on 12 November 2025 · 5 Parts, 70 clauses, 2 Schedules.

## Bill structure

- **Part 1:** Introduction (Clauses 1–2): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill#part-1
- **Part 2:** The NIS Regulations (Clauses 3–23): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill/part-2-nis-regulations
- **Part 3:** Security and Resilience Functions (Clauses 24–43): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill/part-3-secretary-of-state-powers
- **Part 4:** National Security Directions (Clauses 44–67): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill/part-4-national-security-directions
- **Part 5:** General (Clauses 68–70): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill/part-5-general
- **Schedules:** Schedule 1 (Enforcement and appeals), Schedule 2 (Minor and consequential amendments): https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill/part-2-nis-regulations#schedule-1

## Key information

| Item | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Bill Number | Bill 329 (now HL Bill 62) |
| Introduced | 12 November 2025 |
| Presented by | Liz Kendall, then Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT, closed 2 November 2026) |
| Status | Passed the Lords (Third Reading 2 November 2026); Commons to consider Lords amendments. Not yet law. |
| Clauses | 70 |
| Schedules | 2 |

## Related pages

- Every clause explained: https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/the-bill
- Learn more about the Bill: https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/what-is-it
- Who's affected: https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/whos-affected
- Key changes: https://cybersecurityandresiliencebill.com/changes

## Copyright and licensing information

This document contains Parliamentary information licensed under the [Open Parliament Licence](https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright-parliament/open-parliament-licence/).

Parliamentary material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO on behalf of Parliament. You may use and re-use the information featured on this page (not including logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Parliament Licence.

Under the Open Parliament Licence you are free to:

- Copy, publish, distribute and transmit the information
- Adapt the information
- Exploit the information commercially and non-commercially

You must, where you do any of the above:

- Acknowledge the source of the information by including the following attribution statement: "Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence"
- Include a link to the Open Parliament Licence