Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill introduced in the 2013-14 Parliament.
Issues affecting online/digital rights may include:
- New Offences of Juror Misconduct relating to online research
- Banning the possession of "Rape Pornography"
Amendments may include
- specific law concerning revenge porn
- harsher sentencing (up to 24 months) for Online harassment (Malicious Communications Act 1988 and Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003) [1]
Links
- legislation.gov.uk
- Bill progress, Parliament
- Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, MoJ documents
- Impact assessment, 2014-02-04
- Fact sheets