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UK PSTI Product Security Excepted Products

Excepted Products decisions under UK PSTI Product Security should be written in operational language: who is in scope, what must happen, what evidence proves it, and when escalation is needed.

Use this guide to turn official requirements into scope, evidence, owner, and review decisions. This guidance is practical, source-linked, and should be validated against current legal and policy requirements before implementation.

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Sorena AI
Published
May 9, 2026
Updated
May 9, 2026
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Sorena AI
Published May 9, 2026
Updated May 9, 2026
Overview

This page helps you determine which UK PSTI Product Security duties apply, who owns each action, required evidence, and the review path for escalation decisions.

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Question 1

How do teams decide whether a product is excepted?

A product is only excepted if it is listed as an excepted product in schedule 3 to the PSTI Regulations; otherwise, if it is an internet-connectable product or a network-connectable product, it is a relevant connectable product and may be in scope of the regime.

To make the call, check the product against the definitions in section 5 of the PSTI Act and then confirm whether any schedule 3 excepted-product category applies before treating it as in scope.

  • Check whether the product is internet-connectable or network-connectable.
  • Confirm whether it appears in schedule 3 as an excepted product.
  • Record the decision and keep the legal source reference with the product facts.
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Question 2

What evidence should teams keep for Excepted Products under UK PSTI Product Security?

Useful evidence is not just a product-security policy. Keep the source, product facts, password and vulnerability-disclosure proof, support-period statement, supply-chain role mapping, and statement-of-compliance approval together.

  • Source URL and quote used for the decision.
  • Scope notes, screenshots, data-flow or system references, and role mapping.
  • Implementation ticket, approval record, exception notes, and review date.
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Question 3

Which mistakes create risk when handling Excepted Products under UK PSTI Product Security?

The common failure pattern is using a generic IoT security claim without proving the PSTI product scope, exact responsible role, customer-facing support information, and statement-of-compliance record.

  • Using an old threshold, deadline, source page, or contract template without checking current source text.
  • Treating a source-linked exception as a general exemption for every product or data flow.
  • Publishing notices, controls, or answers that do not match the actual product behavior.
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Regulations: consumer connectable product security
gov.uk
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  • Risk and boundary support for the FAQ answer.
"This document provides guidance on regulatory activities, enforcement, and related resources for the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure"
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