United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL4902
Self-harm
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10 February 2025
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17 February 2025 · Answer
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17 February 2025
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the proposed offence of encouraging or assisting self-harm does not criminalise individuals or charities providing support; and whether comprehensive guidance and training will be provid
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10 February 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the proposed offence of encouraging or assisting self-harm does not criminalise individuals or charities providing support; and whether comprehensive guidance and training will be provid
Source: Lords
17 February 2025
Answer
Section 184 of the Online Safety Act 2023 gave partial effect to a Law Commission recommendation to create an offence of encouraging or assisting self-harm. The proposed new offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm intends to replace (in so f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-10/HL4902
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1763636
- uk · wq-1763636 · source updated 17 February 2025