The Ministry of Justice follows the approach outlined in Procurement Policy Note 09/14, which - where appropriate - requires its suppliers and contractors to demonstrate adherence to the Cyber Essentials requirements. In many situations, suppliers are contractually obliged to exceed this standard, such as when involved in the delivery of the department's IT services. As assurance is carried out on a case by case basis, by individual departments and programmes, compilation of an exhaustive list of current contractor numbers would mean an answer to this question would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold (DCT).