United Kingdom: HM Treasury implemented the designation of 4 cloud service providers as Critical Third Parties
Description
HM Treasury implemented the designation of 4 cloud service providers as Critical Third Parties
On 13 July 2026, the Critical Third Parties (Designation) Regulations enter into force and designate four cloud service providers as Critical Third Parties (CTPs). The designated providers are Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, Google Cloud EMEA …
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government