Scope of legislation
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What is Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)?
In the UK, there 13 Critical National Infrastructure sectors: - Chemicals - Civil Nuclear - Communications - Defence - Emergency Services - Energy - Finance - Food - Government - Health - Space - Transport - Water
The UK’s Critical Infrastructure is defined by the UK government as: “Those critical elements of Infrastructure (facilities, systems, sites, property, information, people, networks and processes), the loss or compromise of which would result in major detrimental impact on the availability, delivery or integrity of essential services, leading to severe economic or social consequences or to loss of life.”'
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