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Artifact GuideUKStatement Of Compliance

UK PSTI Statement of Compliance

Understand when the statement is required, what Schedule 4 requires, who checks it, and how long it must be retained.

A statement is the manufacturer's declaration. It is not an OPSS approval, product certificate, or substitute for the underlying security controls.

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Sorena AI
Published
May 9, 2026
Updated
Jul 24, 2026
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Overview

Under the ordinary PSTI route, the manufacturer must not make a relevant connectable product available in the United Kingdom unless it is accompanied by a when the section 9 conditions apply. The statement records the manufacturer's opinion that it complied with the applicable security requirements or deemed-compliance conditions. Since 4 December 2025, provides a limited alternative for products with a current, unexpired Japan JC-STAR STAR-1 or Singapore Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme label.

Section 1

When is a statement required?

First confirm that the product is a relevant connectable product and that the manufacturer intends, knows, or ought to know it will be a UK consumer connectable product. Apply the actor-specific conditions to the actual supply event; product scope alone does not trigger every duty.

Section 9 allows a summary only if regulations specify its form and content. The current 2023 Regulations specify the statement's minimum information but do not provide a general informal short form, so do not substitute a self-created summary. GOV.UK says the statement can be digital, but the business must still show that its method makes the statement accompany the product.

  • Record the product type, batch, release, first-supply date, UK consumer facts, manufacturer, importer, distributor, and any authorised representative.
  • Use only when the exact product currently holds the specified label and the label has not expired; preserve product-label matching and expiry evidence.
  • Do not treat a foreign label route as removing password, vulnerability-reporting, support-period, investigation, or compliance-failure duties.
Section 2

What must the statement contain?

Schedule 4 sets minimum information, not a mandatory layout. The statement must identify the product and responsible entities, state the manufacturer's authority and compliance opinion, give the defined support period correct at first supply, and be signed and dated.

  • Product type and batch.
  • Name and address of each manufacturer and each applicable authorised representative.
  • A declaration that the statement was prepared by or on behalf of the manufacturer.
  • A declaration that, in the manufacturer's opinion, it complied with the applicable Schedule 1 requirements or Schedule 2 deemed-compliance conditions.
  • Where applicable, the identification number, version, and issue date of a specified standard relied on under Schedule 2.
  • The defined support period correct when the manufacturer first supplied the product.
  • The signatory's signature, name and function, plus the place and date of issue.
Section 3

Who checks and retains it?

The manufacturer owns the statement and accompaniment decision. Importers and distributors have direct pre-supply duties and cannot rely on a general supplier assurance when the statement or conditions are absent. Under the ordinary route, the manufacturer and importer each retain a copy for the longer of 10 years from issue or the defined support period. That statement-copy rule does not create a distributor retention period, although the distributor still needs evidence of its pre-supply decision and any other records the Act requires.

The statement should point to controlled evidence for product scope, passwords, vulnerability reporting, support-period publication, and any Schedule 2 deemed-compliance basis. That evidence is not necessarily printed in the statement, but it must match the supplied product.

  • Manufacturer: approve the exact statement, prove accompaniment, retain it, and investigate suspected compliance failures.
  • Importer: verify the route before supply, retain the ordinary statement for the prescribed period, and act on known or suspected failures.
  • Distributor: verify the route before supply and stop supply when the statutory conditions are not met.
  • All teams: reassess product or batch changes, rebranding, manufacturer changes, expired labels, changed support commitments, and evidence that no longer matches the release.
Section 4

Common mistakes

A statement can be complete on its face and still be unreliable if it names the wrong product or rests on evidence from another release. Check identity and delivery before wording.

  • Do not call the statement an OPSS certificate or claim that signing it proves compliance.
  • Do not omit batch information, signatory function, place of issue, or the support period correct at first supply.
  • Do not cite ETSI EN 303 645 generally when the declaration relies on a specific Schedule 2 condition; record the exact provision and specified edition.
  • Do not assume a QR code or web link accompanies the product without testing access and product matching.
  • Do not rely on an expired or mismatched foreign scheme label under .
Recommended next step

Check the statement before supply

Verify product type and batch, manufacturer details, declarations, support period, signature, delivery method, and retained copy.

Assessment workflow
Open Assessment Autopilot for UK PSTI Product Security

Collect Schedule 4 fields and evidence that the issued document accompanies the product.

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Research workflow
Review UK PSTI Product Security source evidence

Use Research Copilot to answer follow-up questions with cited source material.

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Talk to Sorena
Talk through implementation

Review scope, evidence, owners, and the next compliance actions with Sorena.

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Primary sources

References and citations

PSTI Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025
legislation.gov.uk2 citations
Referenced sections
  • Binding Schedule 2A label alternatives.
  • Binding Schedule 2A label alternatives effective from 4 December 2025.
PSTI Security Requirements Regulations 2023
legislation.gov.uk2 citations
Referenced sections
  • Current statement fields, security requirements, label routes, and retention rules.
  • Current consolidated statement, security-requirement, and deemed-compliance provisions.

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