Dear Registrant,

We are writing to you as the body responsible for setting and upholding the standards required for professional registration and the holding of a professional title in cyber security in the UK. As part of this role, the Council, must satisfy itself that those on the register continue to maintain the required level of technical competence and professional standards.

Following initial admission to the Register, there is a requirement to renew registration. At each renewal date, the Council will require evidence that you continue to meet the competencies associated with your specialism. This evidence is referred to as your CPD requirement.

In response to feedback and queries received following communications issued on 9 June 2025 regarding Security Testing revalidation, we wish to confirm that it is only at the point of registration renewal that the Council will require evidence of ongoing competence. Therefore, for those using their (Crest or Cyber Scheme) Technical Examination as evidence, providing a valid certification is held at the date of registration renewal it will be recognised as meeting the technical element of the Security Testing CPD for ongoing registration. It is not a condition of registration and professional title to hold continuous certification.

We also recognise that there may be alternative types of practical CPD that would enable registrants to evidence their technical competency. We are therefore committed to work with the community to explore proposals for alternative assessments that validate the technical competencies for Security Testing and will be forming a working group to develop proposals.

To apply join our Security Testing CPD working group please email your contact details
to: volunteering@ukcybersecuritycouncil.org.uk.

To find out more and get your registration and CPD questions answered join our webinar at 11am on 22nd July 2025.

Please follow this link to register: Registration Link

The NCSC is wholly responsible for the CHECK penetration testing scheme. The requirements for professional standards for CHECK Team Leaders and CHECK Team Members can be found in the scheme standard here: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/schemes/check/scheme-documents.

Please direct any queries relating to the CHECK scheme to: ncscindustryassurance@ncsc.gov.uk