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<p>The Cyber Essentials scheme is largely self-sustaining. The small cost to Government
is mostly made up from proportions of time from members of staff within the National
Cyber Security Centre and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. This
includes governance, technical oversight, policy development and contract management.</p><p>
</p><p>The financial model for delivery of the Cyber Essentials scheme involves Government
overseeing the governance, technical oversight, policy development and contract management
of five industry Accreditation Bodies. The Accreditation Bodies are responsible for
marketing the scheme along with their Certification Bodies and providing the certificates
to those wishing to achieve certification. The Accreditation Bodies and Certification
Bodies charge a fee for the issuing of certificates and any related services provided.</p><p>
</p><p>The original start-up costs included an injection of investment from the Government's
National Cyber Security Programme in 2014 and there has been some further investment
to uplift the scheme in the last 2 years. For reasons of national security we do not
specify individual funding amounts from the current National Cyber Security Programme.</p>
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