Source · Select Committees · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 5
5
Not Addressed
The evidence we have received indicates that existing UK criminal legislation provides an effective framework...
Conclusion
The evidence we have received indicates that existing UK criminal legislation provides an effective framework for dealing with offences related to TNR. We have not identified any significant gaps in criminal law related to TNR. We agree that the creation of additional criminal offences is not necessary at this time to address the challenges posed by TNR. (Conclusion, Paragraph 26)
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The government's response outlines the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), its objectives, and a commitment to publish an annual report on its operation and impact on TNR. It does not directly address the committee's conclusion regarding the effectiveness of existing UK criminal legislation for TNR and the non-necessity of new criminal offences.
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Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government · verbatim extract
Not Addressed
3. The Government’s description of TNR captures the totality of the issue and the full spectrum of threats - from online harassment to assassination at the most serious end of the scale. TNR is not a new phenomenon and the UK’s legal, policy and operational responses to this type of harm have developed over decades. The National Security Act 2023 provides a comprehensive suite of powers to tackle TNR, in particular, the Foreign Interference Offence and the state threats aggravating factor, which enable conduct to be prosecuted where it is carried out for or on behalf of a foreign power. Therefore, the Government agrees with the Committee’s conclusion that the creation of additional criminal offences is not necessary at this time to address the challenges posed by TNR.
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