Official Secrets in UK Law
Legislation
Books & Journal Articles
- Official Secrets and Official Information
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Secrecy Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation
“The Official Secrets Act stiffens the spine of the secretive bureaucrat and softens the vertebrae of the press”1... ... PROVISIONS IN COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATIONJOHNMcGINNESs·"The Official Secrets Act stiffens the spineofthe secretivebureaucrat and softens the ... ...
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THE CAMPAIGN FOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: A PARTICIPATORY CHALLENGE TO ELITIST BRITISH GOVERNMENT
The proponents of freedom of information have, since the 1970s, sponsored successive Private Members bills seeking to liberalize Section Two of the Official Secrets Act. Until recently they have ha...... ... Members bills seeking to liberalize Section Two of the Official Secrets Act. Until recently they have had no success. Indeed, ... ...
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REVIEWS
DEMOCRACY, BUREAUCRACY AND PUBLIC CHOICE Patrick Dunleavy. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM COMES OF AGE Gerald E. Caiden. EDINBURGH ESSAYS IN PUBLIC LAW W. Fie, C. Himsworth and N. Walker (eds.) CRITICISM AN...... ... Kay London Business School ESPIONAGE AND SECRECY: THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTS 1911-1989 OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Rosamund M. Thomas ... ...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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“Official Secrets” opens today. Good reviews for Hollywood take on UK whistleblower
While working as a translator for the a British spy agency, Katherine Gun leaked a government memo to the press. In doing so, she violated the country’s Official Secrets Act. The memo detailed a re...
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Secrets and Spies: The UK's Proposal for Foreign Agent Registration
On July 21, 2020, the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament published the Russia Report (the Report). The Report found that the UK was one of Russia’s “top Western intelligence targets”...... ... It brought attention to the Law Commission’s 2017 consultation, in relation to updating the Official Secrets Acts1, and the possibility of creating a new Espionage Act. The committee recommended the introduction of a new Espionage Act that would ... ...
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Landmark Legal Case Highlights Value Of Injunctions In Cyber Attack Cases
... ... protected by the Official Secrets Act. The stolen data was ... subsequently uploaded by the attacker ... ...
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Cybersecurity Comparative Guide
... ... The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; ... The Official Secrets Act 1989; and ... The Network and Information Systems (NIS) ... ...
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Forms
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Apply to extend a representation order
Crown Court forms including the form to extend a representation order.... ... Treason; ... An offence under the Official Secrets Acts; ... Soliciting, inciting, encouraging or assisting, ... ...
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