Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 41316

Prosecutions

Tabled: 25 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

LabourBolton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to equalise the statutory limitation periods for prosecution in (a) section 66B(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, (b) clause 141 of the Data (Use and Access) Bill and (c) section 127(1) of the

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
We have tabled a Government amendment to the offence of creating a purported intimate image at clause 135 of the Data (Use and Access) Bill. This will extend the time limit in a similar way to the offence at section 127(1) of the Communications Act 2003, ...

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