A Bill to create offences in relation to the publication of false or misleading statements by elected representatives; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Liz Saville RobertsPlaid Cymru
31 October 2023
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This Bill would make it a crime for elected representatives to publish statements that are false or misleading. It aims to curb deception in public communications and improve accountability of those in public office, with the specific offences to be set out in later stages. At this stage, the details and penalties are not yet defined.
The bill is currently at the first reading in the House of Commons (introduced 28 June 2022) and has not yet progressed to committee or further stages.
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28 Jun 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
