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<p>Tackling cyber crime is at the heart of the Government’s National Cyber Strategy
which is supported by £2.6billion of investment over the three year Spending Review
period. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cyber-strategy-2022"
target="_blank">National Cyber Strategy</a> (2022-2025) has set the direction and
ambition for investment and efforts across the UK cyber ecosystem. Delivery of the
Strategy is being supported by the National Cyber Fund. This programme has allocated
investment to lead government departments to support delivery of the objectives set
out in the strategy.</p><p>In the financial year 23/24, the Home Office is receiving
£18,243,506 from the National Cyber Fund to provide a range of capabilities and resource
to tackle cyber crime. The National Crime Agency receives a further £30,300,000 from
the National Cyber Fund, which includes building and maintaining high-end capabilities
that allow a cross-system response to the most harmful cyber crimes, such as ransomware.</p><p>This
funding is supplemented by a further £16,103,000 of Home Office funding under the
Police Settlement Programme. This funding continues to build law enforcement capabilities
at the national, regional and local levels to ensure they have the capacity to deal
with the impacts of increasing volume and sophistication of cyber crime. This includes
ensuring local police officers have the skills to investigate these crimes.</p>
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