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'''Computer Emergency Response Team UK''' ('''CERT-UK''') was the United Kingdom's national computer emergency response team, established to manage and coordinate responses to major cyber security incidents.<ref name="GOVLaunch">UK Government, [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-launches-first-national-cert UK launches first national CERT] ''GOV.UK'', 31 March 2014.</ref>

Launched on 31 March 2014 by Cabinet Office Minister [[Francis Maude]], it served as the UK’s central point for national cyber incident management, international coordination, and support to critical national infrastructure until its functions were absorbed into the [[National Cyber Security Centre]] (NCSC) in 2016.<ref name="GOVLaunch" />

==History==
CERT-UK was announced as part of the UK’s [[National Cyber Security Strategy]]. [[Chris Gibson (CERT-UK)|Chris Gibson]] was appointed Director in November 2013.<ref name="GOVLaunch" />

It built on the [[Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership]] (CISP) launched in 2013.<ref name="GOVLaunch" />

In October 2016, CERT-UK was absorbed into the newly operational [[National Cyber Security Centre]] (NCSC), part of [[GCHQ]], along with other entities like [[CESG]] and the [[Centre for Cyber Assessment]], to create a unified national technical authority for cyber security.<ref name="NCSCAbsorb">UK Government, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cyber_Security_Centre_(United_Kingdom) National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)] ''Wikipedia'', accessed June 2026.</ref><ref name="ICORole">Information Commissioner's Office, [https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/the-guide-to-nis/the-role-of-the-national-cyber-security-centre-ncsc/ The role of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)] ''ICO'', accessed June 2026.</ref>

The NCSC is explicitly part of [[GCHQ]], one of the UK's intelligence and security agencies. As such, following integration, CERT-UK's successor functions operate within an intelligence organisation. The [[Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament]] (ISC) oversees [[GCHQ]] and its components, including the NCSC.<ref name="ICORole" />

==Function==
CERT-UK had four main responsibilities:<ref name="GOVLaunch" />

* National cyber security incident management
* Support to critical national infrastructure companies
* Promoting cyber security situational awareness
* Acting as the single international point of contact for other national CERTs

It worked closely with industry, government, academia, and law enforcement but did not replace sector-specific responsibilities.<ref name="GOVLaunch" />

==Staff==
Known leadership included:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Known CERT-UK leadership
! Name !! Role !! Period
|-
| [[Chris Gibson (CERT-UK)|Chris Gibson]] || Director || November 2013 – 2016
|-
| [[Andrew Whittaker]] || Deputy Director || c. 2013–2016
|}

==Relationship to intelligence agencies and successor==
Upon absorption into the [[National Cyber Security Centre]] in 2016, CERT-UK's functions became part of [[GCHQ]], recognising the integrated role of cyber defence within the UK's intelligence community. The [[Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament]] provides parliamentary oversight of these activities.<ref name="ICORole" /><ref name="GCHQ">UK Government, [https://www.gchq.gov.uk/ GCHQ] ''GCHQ.gov.uk'', accessed June 2026.</ref>
==See also==

[[National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom)]]
[[GCHQ]]
[[Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament]]

==Notes==
<references/>
[[Category:Computer emergency response teams|CERT-UK]]
[[Category:Organisations established in 2014|CERT-UK]]
[[Category:Organisations disestablished in 2016|CERT-UK]]
[[Category:Cybersecurity in the United Kingdom|CERT-UK]]

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