National Security Bill: Journalism

(asked on 10th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the National Union of Journalists on the potential impact of the National Security Bill on members of that organisation.


Answered by
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Tom Tugendhat
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
This question was answered on 19th October 2022

A significant number of representative bodies from industry, including the National Union of Journalists, have contributed to the development of the National Security Bill, including through the Home Office public consultation which was conducted in the summer of 2021.

They also participated in targeted roundtable engagement conducted by the Home Office in the Summer of 2022.

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