House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Online Safety Update
07 February 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Proposed by Chris Philp Con Croydon South
Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.
At a glance
Key points
- Government amending the Online Safety Bill to include priority offences in primary legislation.
- Specific criminal offences such as hate crime, public order offences, and harassment will be listed on the face of the Bill.
- Listing terrorism-related offences and others as recommended by committees aims to increase clarity and speed up implementation.
Issue summary
The government is amending the Online Safety Bill to include priority offences in primary legislation.
Action requested
The government plans to list specific criminal offences on the face of the Bill to increase clarity and speed up implementation. These include hate crime, public order offences, harassment, terrorism-related offences, and others as recommended by various committees.
Key facts
- The Online Safety Bill will be amended to set out priority offences in primary legislation.
- Specific categories of criminal offences such as hate crime, sexual images offences, threats of violence, drug-related crimes, fraud, money laundering, prostitution exploitation, and immigration offences are planned for inclusion.
- Offences relating to terrorism and child sexual abuse are already listed in the Bill.
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