A Bill to make provision for an offence in relation to the sending of flashing images; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
11 January 2023
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This bill would create a new offence for sending flashing images to another person and include related provisions to support enforcement. Its aim is to protect people from distressing or harmful image-based messages. It is at the very start of its journey through Parliament, having its first reading in the House of Commons on 20 June 2022.
The bill is at the first-reading stage in the Commons and has not yet progressed to committee or further readings.
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20 Jun 2022
This Bill was withdrawn on Tuesday 10 January 2023 and will not proceed any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
