Ex-parliamentary employee arrested over alleged anti-hacking offences

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21 Apr 2026 • 10:48 PM MYT
The Independent
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Ex-parliamentary employee arrested over alleged anti-hacking offences

  • A 40-year-old man, a former employee of the Houses of Parliament, was arrested last week in Coventry.
  • He was detained on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
  • The Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Policing London is leading the investigation into the allegations.
  • The alleged offences relate to the period when the man was employed at Parliament.
  • Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle informed MPs of the arrest, and the man has since been released on bail until July.

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