The Critical Third Parties (Designation) Regulations 2026

• Citation: S.I. 2026/777
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Critical Third Parties (Designation) Regulations 2026.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 13th July 2026.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Designation of Critical Third Parties

Each of the following persons is designated as a critical third party with effect from the dates as detailed—

(a) Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL from 13th July 2026;

(b) Google Cloud EMEA Limited from 13th July 2026;

(c) Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited from 13th July 2026;

(d) Oracle Corporation UK Limited from 13 July 2026.