NCSC guidance, GDPR obligations, and Cyber Essentials requirements apply to councils of every size — from parish councils to city authorities. Fortify gives you the tools to meet those expectations without an IT department or an enterprise licence.
The compliance landscape for local government
NCSC and government guidance is increasingly specific
NCSC's Cyber Assessment Framework and the Local Digital Declaration set clear expectations for councils. Meeting them requires documented controls, staff training, and evidence — not intentions.
Citizen data is high-value and high-risk
Councils hold sensitive data on residents, benefits claimants, and vulnerable individuals. A breach or ransomware incident has direct impact on citizen services and carries significant ICO exposure.
Limited IT budgets, growing compliance burden
Parish and town councils especially face a compliance burden that was designed for much larger organisations — without the IT budget or staff to match. Fortify closes that gap.
Compliance management, evidence storage, incident logging, and quarterly reporting — designed for public sector accountability.
Cyber Essentials Readiness
Track your readiness across all five CE+ control areas. The portal shows your live readiness score and the specific actions needed to close each gap.
GDPR & Data Register
Document all processing activities, lawful basis, and data sharing agreements. Track individual rights requests and maintain an auditable data register.
Incident Management
Log cyber incidents, data breaches, and operational disruptions. Generate ICO-ready breach reports and manage response actions with a structured CAPA process.
Staff Awareness Training
Deploy phishing awareness microlessons and security training to councillors and staff. Track completions and maintain a training register for audit purposes.
The compliance tools the public sector expects, at a cost that works for councils of every size.
Plain-English assessments, guided AI recommendations, and step-by-step actions — designed for a clerk or responsible officer, not a dedicated security professional.
Our Digital Resilience and GDPR assessments map directly to the controls NCSC and the ICO expect councils and public bodies to have in place.
Every control is backed by attached evidence — policies, configurations, training records. If an auditor, monitoring body, or ICO investigator asks, you have an answer.
Quarterly compliance reports show posture trends over time — suitable for sharing with full council, a committee, or an external monitoring body.
The free Digital Resilience and GDPR assessments take around 10 minutes each. No technical knowledge needed — just answers about how your council operates.