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ICT ACCEpTAblE uSE pOlICY (Aup) FOR MEMbERS
OF THE HOuSE OF COMMOnS And THEIR STAFF
This is the Acceptable Use systems, networks and/or external
Policy (AUP) for IT and communications in any way.
Telecommunications equipment
May be a breach of copyright and/
and services provided by PICT and
or licence provisions.
covers your use of the Parliamentary
Network, Personal Computers, Might gain access to restricted or
Laptops, wi-fi and internet unauthorised areas of the network,
connections, printers, fax machines, websites or other hacking
and Telecommunications of all types. activities.
All users of the Parliamentary Could be threatening, slanderous,
Network are required to comply abusive, indecent, obscene, racist,
with this policy and to be aware of
illegal or offensive.
the ICT Security Policy, the full
version of which can be found on the Might be considered Spam by
parliamentary intranet at: other users of the Parliamentary
Network. For example
intranet.parliament.uk/intranet/
indiscriminate global emails.
computer-services/assets/it-pict-
security-policy.pdf. In addition, you must not read other
wHAT IS unACCEpTAblE uSE? users’ mail or other material without
their express permission or store
You must not upload, download, use,
private material not connected to
retain, distribute, create or access any
the purpose of Parliament on the
electronic materials including emails,
network.
documents, images, text or software
which: wHAT pROTECTIOn IS
AVAIlAblE?
Might overload, damage, affect,
Parliament automatically blocks
or have the potential to affect
specific categories of websites
the performance of Parliament’s
that may cause a threat to the
