"I worked for the AI and digital regulations service in the NHS. We were linking with all of the regulators to try to have a one stop, one shop door approach to how we do things. It was incredibly difficult, and three years on we were still ironing out all …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I will defend myself: my point was not a criticism of the Government. I just know how hard it is for regulators to work together and iron out cross-working. They were very confident in their information-sharing skills, but it is more difficult than that. It was just a kindly meant …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"I recently met Home Office Ministers to discuss the use of synthetic cathinones, often referred to as monkey dust, in Stoke-on-Trent. These substances cause significant harm to users and, indeed, communities. They are frequently sold via the dark web and imported through the post. Can the Secretary of State provide …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I have a quick question. You mentioned vulnerabilities earlier, and you mentioned, Jen, the complexities of implementing cyber-security plans. As well as technological factors, human factors, not the least of which is the lack of skills, play a key role in cyber-resilience. How would or could the Bill …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q It is interesting that you mentioned the complexity and skilled teams. Sanjana, you talked about the need for more skill and responsibility, and how distributed responsibility across supply chains is a big deal. That comes down to a duty of care on people who are procuring these things. …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q But do you think there should be a statutory duty to have a board member responsible?
Jill Broom: Some of our members have pointed out that the number of organisations under cyber-regulations is very small, and it is only going to increase a small amount with the advent …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I have so many questions, some of which have been touched on; I will limit myself. I was interested in the CyberUp campaign that you mentioned. What other measures, both legislative and non-legislative, could the UK Government take to enhance the cyber-resilience of the UK’s critical national infrastructure? …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
Ben Lyons: That is something we think very deeply about. We see AI as helping to mitigate some of the risks from cyber-security by making it possible to detect attacks more quickly, understand what might be causing them, and to respond at …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech
"Q I should point out that I once worked for the NHS AI and Digital Regulations Service and have also worked for a number of different regulators, including the ICO, so I have experience of the joys and frustrations of cross-regulatory working. We have heard evidence of the challenges …..." Allison Gardner - View Speech