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Impact assessment

National Security (State Threats) Bill 2026: impact assessment

This document relates to the National Security (State Threats) Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 9 June 2026.

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Home Office
Published
9 June 2026
Last updated
168 JuneJuly 2026 — See all updates

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Final stage impact assessment

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Final stage impact assessment

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The National Security (State Threats) Bill will build on the National Security Act 2023 by providing a new power for the Secretary of State to designate bodies that are engaged in threat activity linked to a foreign power, similar to proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000.

The National Security (State Threats) Bill 2026 received Royal Assent on 8 July 2026 and is now the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026.

Updates to this page

Published 9 June 2026
Last updated 168 JuneJuly 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Updated to reflect enactment of the bill.

  2. Accessible HTML version of impact assessment added.

  3. First published.

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Update history

2026-07-09 13:12
Impact assessment updated.

2026-07-08 16:06
Updated to reflect enactment of the bill.

2026-06-16 14:42
Accessible HTML version of impact assessment added.

2026-06-09 15:25
First published.