Policy paper

Designated Vendor Directions: approach to enforcement

How the Secretary of State will approach enforcement of requirements relating to Designated Vendor Directions (DVDs).

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 11 February 2025

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Designated Vendor Directions: approach to enforcement of requirements

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How the Secretary of State and officials in the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will approach enforcement of requirements relating to DVDs issued under the Communications Act 2003 as amended by the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021.

This document includes:

• the background to DVDs and the powers available;
• the approach to enforcement action;
• how to establish whether there has been a contravention of a DVD requirement or determine whether to enforce against a contravention;
• the process for coming to a proposed penalty;
• issuing formal enforcement action;
• issuing a confirmation decision; and
• the governance for how decisions on enforcement are made and communicated

Published 11 February 2025