cyber-attacks
Councils are addressing cyber-attack recovery, emergency preparedness, and safeguarding sensitive data against malicious threats.
Kensington and Chelsea Council's recovery from a November 2025 cyber-attack is on track, with 94% of systems restored by July 2026, a council meeting heard. Service backlogs in areas including revenue and benefits, complaints, and planning are targeted for resolution by December 2026. The initial response and recovery phase cost £1.162 million.
Havering Council's Place Overview & Scrutiny Sub Committee committed in September 2026 to review the local authority's emergency preparedness, including for cyber-attacks, as part of its 2026-2027 work programme. Meanwhile, Sutton Council's Pension Committee identified the failure to protect pension fund data from malicious cyber-attacks as an amber-rated risk in December 2025.
Key facts
- Havering Council's Place Overview & Scrutiny Sub Committee committed to review emergency preparedness, including cyber-attacks, in September 2026. Source
- Kensington and Chelsea Council's systems were 94% restored by July 2026 after a November 2025 cyber-attack. Source
- Kensington and Chelsea Council aims to address service backlogs from the cyber-attack by December 2026. Source
- The initial response and recovery from Kensington and Chelsea Council's cyber-attack cost £1.162 million. Source
- Sutton Council's Pension Committee identified failure to protect pension fund data from cyber-attacks as an amber-rated risk in December 2025. Source
About this summary
This summary was written automatically from our published stories and the council meeting records they draw on. It describes what councils have discussed and decided; it does not take a view on any decision. Each key fact links to the story it comes from. Updated 30 September 2026. Spotted a mistake? Email community@opencouncil.network.