▁its ▁ass urance ▁requirements . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁blog ▁post ▁published ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Government ▁Digital ▁Service ▁set ▁out ▁its ▁plans ▁for ▁PS N ▁ass urance . ▁The ▁blog ▁post ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁PS N ▁comp liance ▁process ▁wasn ' t ▁' going ▁anywhere , ▁certainly ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁yet '. ▁It ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁T L N ▁agreed ▁that ▁– ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁only ▁recogn ised , ▁extern ally ▁acc red ited , ▁cross - g overn ment ▁common ▁ass urance ▁standards ▁– ▁it ▁' ne eds ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁far ▁beyond ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁PS N ▁network '. ▁ ▁Government ▁Digital ▁Service , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Cy ber ▁Security ▁Centre ▁( NC SC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Cy ber ▁and ▁Government ▁Security ▁Director ate , ▁are ▁now ▁looking ▁at ▁ways ▁to ▁expand ▁and ▁re frame ▁PS N ▁comp liance ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁context ▁that , ▁while ▁retain ing ▁the ▁ass urance ▁principles ▁that ▁are ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁process , ▁will ▁aim ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Ham pshire ▁PS N ▁ ▁Kent ▁PS N ▁ ▁London ▁PS N ▁ ▁Scotland ▁PS N ▁ ▁Staff ord shire ▁PS N ▁Case ▁Study ▁ ▁York shire ▁and ▁H umber ▁PS N ▁ ▁Guardian ▁PS N ▁Part ner ▁Zone ▁Case ▁studies ▁ ▁Category : Comput er ▁networks ▁Category : Information ▁technology ▁organis ations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Public ▁sector ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom