Social media and criminal offences: 1st report of session 2014-15

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications

Social media and criminal offences: 1st report of session 2014-15
Format
Paperback
Publisher
TSO
Country
United Kingdom
Published
29 July 2014
Pages
31
ISBN
9780108557248

Social media and criminal offences: 1st report of session 2014-15

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications

The Select Committee on Communications reports that legislation currently in existence, including the Communications Act 2003 and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, along with the guidelines for applying them published by the Director of Public Prosecutions, are enough to ensure that criminal offences committed using social media can be adequately prosecuted. However, the Committee is calling for more clarity from the Director of Public Prosecutions as to when an indecent communication (e.g. ‘revenge porn’) could - and should - be subject to prosecution under existing powers. It is also encouraging website operators such as Facebook and Twitter to speed up requests for identification of users from law enforcement agencies, using powers already granted by Parliament. The Committee is also calling for better statistics on the balance of offences committed online and by traditional means, as well as the number of offences that are actually reported. Parents and schools must also realise the extent of the problem. They need to make sure that children are taught - at home and in school - that offensive behavour online is just as wrong as it would be to do it face-to-face.

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