Guidance

SLAPPs Taskforce

The Taskforce sits within the framework of the National Committee for Safety of Journalists, which helps to ensure journalists are able to carry out their work free from physical threats, attacks and violence within the UK.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Ministry of Justice and Julia Lopez MP
• Published: 21 February 2024
• Last updated: 9 May 2024 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Documents

SLAPPs Taskforce: Final Terms of Reference

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First Meeting of the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) Taskforce 

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Second Meeting of the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) Taskforce

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Third Meeting of the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) Taskforce

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Fourth Meeting of the Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) Taskforce

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Details

Membership

Taskforce membership will include representatives from the following organisations:

• The National Union of Journalists
• Index on Censorship
• The Society of Editors
• Reporters Without Borders
• The News Media Association
• The Solicitors Regulation Authority
• The Bar Council
• The Bar Standards Board
• The Law Society of England and Wales
• The Media Lawyers Association
• The Foreign Policy Centre
• English PEN, press freedom advocate organisation
• Publishers Association

Guest speakers from the press and legal industries will be invited to speak on an ad-hoc basis.

Terms of Reference

Final Terms of Reference

Minutes

First Meeting of the SLAPPs Taskforce

Second Meeting of the SLAPPs Taskforce

Third Meeting of the SLAPPs Taskforce

Fourth Meeting of the SLAPPs Taskforce

Published 21 February 2024
Last updated 9 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 9 May 2024

   Document added: minutes of the 4th Taskforce meeting

2. 21 February 2024

   First published.