Serious Crime Act 2015

The Serious Crime Act 2015 was announced as a bill in the Queen's speech in May 2014, and received Royal Assent in March 2015.

The bill proposed a number of things including:

A "Cinderella Clause which would outlaw causing emotional distress to children.
Regulating corrupt accountants and business' who assistance criminal gangs
Regulate drug cutting agents
Deal with cases relating too female genital mutilation, pedophilia and amend the wikipedia: Terrorism Act 2006
It would amend the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to mean that sentences for attacks on computer systems reflect the damages caused. (See Attacks Against Information Systems Directive)

Section 83 of the act amends RIPA that its codes of practice "shall include provision designed to protect the public interest in the confidentiality of journalistic sources".