Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 34769

Crime: Internet

Tabled: 3 March 2025

Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) prosecuted with communications offences under the Online Safety Act 2023 by offence.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Online Safety Act introduced a number of communication offences, which were commenced in January 2024. These offences were introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.The Ministry of Jus...

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