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This document contains the following information: Criminal law legislating the criminal code offences against the person and general principles.
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Corrupt elites will be prevented from making spurious legal claims to gag journalists and silence critics through a landmark Bill that gained Government support today (23 February).
Employment Tribunal decision.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
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