A Bill to require the Secretary of State to set up a body to establish a public initiative for the prevention of suicide and self harm, to work with internet providers and others to reduce access to information on the internet and through other sources on methods of suicide and to develop a system of alerts and blocks for internet searches relating to suicide; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
26 April 2013
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The Suicide (Prevention) Bill would require the government to set up a public body to lead nationwide suicide and self-harm prevention work. It would also push internet providers and other information sources to reduce access to information on suicide methods and to create alerts and blocks for searches about suicide.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. The first reading took place in November 2012.
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