Guidance

JSP 740 Acceptable Use Policy for Information and Communications Technology and Services

A Joint Service Publication (JSP) detailing what is acceptable and what is not, when using MOD Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICT&S).

• From: Ministry of Defence
• Published: 26 July 2013
• Last updated: 22 December 2025
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  1. 22 December 2025

     JSP 740 Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICT&S) - HTML attachment updated

  2. 11 December 2025

     Updated with version 7 (October 2025).

  3. 24 June 2024

     Updated 'JSP 740 Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICT&S)'.

  4. 23 March 2022

     Added: JSP 740: Acceptable use policy (AUP) for information and communications technology (ICT), part 1 directive (version 5).

  5. 4 December 2018

     Updated to version 4.

  6. 26 January 2018

     Updated JSP 740: acceptable use policy (AUP) for information and communications technology (ICT), part 1 directive to Version 3, dated February 2017.

  7. 26 July 2013

     First published.

Documents

JSP 740 Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICT&S)

Ref: JSP 740

PDF, 197 KB, 8 pages

JSP 740 Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICT&S)

Ref: JSP 740

HTML

Details

The policy covers:

• when and where the Acceptable Use Policy applies
• general rules for MOD Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICT&S)
• personal use of MOD-issued ICT&S, including Wi-Fi/telephones
• social media
• devices, systems and networks
• working from home
• monitoring of MOD-issued ICT&S
• incident reporting