Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what security measures his Department has put in place to secure funds that members of the public have deposited in tax-free childcare accounts.

Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) is delivered from GOV.UK alongside other government digital services through the secure Government Gateway. The Childcare Service (on GOV.UK) complies and adheres to the following best practice security measures which secure funds in TFC accounts:

• HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard
• HMG Government Security Classifications
• HMG Personnel Security Controls
• HMG Security Policy Framework
• ISO20001: IT Service Management
• ISO22301: Business Continuity Management
• ISO27001:2013 Information technology, Security techniques,
Information security management systems, Requirements
• Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)