Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87438
Harassment: Social Media
Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect (a) police officers, (b) immigration officers and (c) other public sector workers from online harassment by people who film and publish deliberately confrontat
Answer
Sarah JonesNobody should face harassment in person, on social media or anywhere online.The Online Safety Act (OSA) introduced a number of communication offences, including the false communications offence and which could include videos uploaded online. This offence ...
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