Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022

Key Points

• Raises security standards for connected devices and telecoms infrastructure.
• Imposes duties on manufacturers, suppliers and network operators to meet those standards.
• Creates enforcement powers and potential penalties for non-compliance.
• Went through Parliament with the government seeking to disagree with a Lords amendment; it has now become law.

Progress

The bill has completed passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent, so it is now law.

Voting

In the Commons, the motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 was carried by 268 to 132. The Conservative party largely supported the motion, while Labour and the Liberal Democrats opposed; Reform UK supported, and other parties split.