Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 September 2022 (named day). It was answered by Stephen McPartland (Conservative) on Monday, 5 September 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.

Cybercrime

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of resources her Department plans to allocate to tackling cybercrime in each of the next five years.

Answer: Tackling cyber crime is at the heart of the Government’s new National Cyber Strategy which is supported by £2.6bn of new investment over the three year Spending Review period. We are continuing to build law enforcement capabilities at the national, regional and local levels to ensure they have the capacity to deal with the increasing volume and sophistication of cyber crime, which includes ensuring officers are being trained and upskilled.

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