The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Chris Philp): I wish to inform the House that the Government will be accepting the recommended harm-based communications offence, false communications offence and threatening

UK — Parliament · 2022-02-04 · UK · verified record

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Ecosystems: UK Online Safety Act

I wish to inform the House that the Government will be accepting the recommended harm-based communications offence, false communications offence and threatening communications offence, as laid out in the Law Commission’s “Modernising Communications Offences” report, published in July 2021. The offences will be brought into law through the online safety Bill, which we are committed to introducing to Parliament as soon as possible. These new offences will help ensure that the criminal law is focused on the most harmful behaviour while protecting freedom of expression. The current offences are su

I wish to inform the House that the Government will be accepting the recommended harm-based communications offence, false communications offence and threatening communications offence, as laid out in the Law Commission’s “Modernising Communications Offences” report, published in July 2021. The offences will be brought into law through the online safety Bill, which we are committed to introducing to Parliament as soon as possible. These new offences will help ensure that the criminal law is focused on the most harmful behaviour while protecting freedom of expression. The current offences are su…

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