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1. www.gov.uk › government › publicationsNew espionage offences: factsheet - GOV.UK

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   Aug 19, 2024 · The Official Secrets Act 1911 criminalises espionage by prohibiting certain conduct that is carried out with a purpose prejudicial to the safety of interests of the UK, including...

2. bisi.org.uk › reports › uks-national-security-actUK's National Security Act: Modernising Espionage Laws Amid ...

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   Jun 5, 2024 · The new powers introduced by the National Security Act raise an important question: Is international espionage on the rise, or has the transparency of the Act artificially inflated the number of exposed acts of espionage to the public?

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4. www.gov.uk › government › newsNew national security laws come into force - GOV.UK

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   Dec 20, 2023 · The National Security Act is the most significant reform of espionage law in a century and demonstrates that the Government will always act to protect the UK from threats to our security,...

5. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsESPIONAGE LAW IN THE UK AND AUSTRALIA: BALANCING ...

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   Dec 22, 2023 · Although the National Security Act 2023 has not provided much guidance as to what constitutes information, documents or articles, these terms are broad enough to include many of the forms of information targeted by modern espionage (including electronically stored data and information).

6. lawcom.gov.uk › law-commission-recommendations-onRecommendations on espionage offences implemented in National ...

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   Jul 13, 2023 · The Act, which includes several Law Commission recommendations set out in the Protection of Official Data report, aims to modernise counter-espionage laws and address evolving national security...

7. theconversation.com › you-dont-have-to-be-a-spy-toYou don’t have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and ...

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   Aug 15, 2022 · Two national security law experts explain how the Espionage Act isn’t only about international intrigue, and share other important points about the law that was invoked in a search of Trump’s...

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   What does the National Security Act mean for espionage?

   • On Tuesday 11 July, the Law Commission’s recommendations on espionage became law as the National Security Act secured Royal Assent. The Act, which includes several Law Commission recommendations set out in the Protection of Official Data report, aims to modernise counter-espionage laws and address evolving national security threats.

   Recommendations on espionage offences implemented in National Sec…

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   What is the Espionage Act & why is it important?

   • Described as the biggest overhaul of security legislation for a generation, the Act is expected to provide the security services with greater powers to tackle threats from spies and state-backed sabotage and reform existing espionage laws, like the Official Secrets Act, to better tackle threats faced by hostile states like Russia and China.

   Overhaul of espionage laws comes into force

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   Are espionage laws appropriate?

   • It finds that, while the espionage laws in both countries are largely capable of effectively addressing modern espionage, this has come at the expense of appropriateness – specifically, aspects of the laws in both jurisdictions are complex, uncertain and overly broad, and defences and other safeguards for legitimate conduct have limitations.

   ESPIONAGE LAW IN THE UK AND AUSTRALIA: BALANCING EFFECTIVEN…

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   Is espionage a threat to the UK's national security?

   • In its Protection of Official Data report, the Commission made a number of recommendations to ensure that the law governing espionage is fit to counter threats to the UK’s national security from foreign powers, and that only sufficiently culpable conduct is criminalised.

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   Why is the Espionage Act so controversial?

   • The Espionage Act is serious and politically loaded business. Its breadth, the potential grave national security risks involved and the lengthy potential prison term have long sparked political conflict. These cases are controversial and complicated in ways that counsel patience and caution before reaching conclusions.

   You don't have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other

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   Is espionage legal in the UK?

   • This is a significant limitation of the UK’s laws, given that espionage can be (and often is) undertaken by non-governing political parties. Despite these limitations, UK and Australian espionage offences both use modern terms to describe the form of information protected under the laws.

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9. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukOverhaul of espionage laws comes into force | The Independent

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   Dec 20, 2023 · An overhaul of spy laws to make it easier for police and the security services to disrupt threats to the UK from foreign powers has come into force. The National Security Act became law in July...