Killock, Jim (2017) The Law Commission’s dangerous proposals would turn whistleblowers and journalists into ‘spies’. Democratic Audit UK (10 Mar 2017). Website.
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Abstract
Suppose a journalist received information about the secret services from a whistleblower, but decided not to publish it – perhaps even because they thought it might damage national security? Under the Law Commission’s proposals to replace the Official Secrets Acts with a single Espionage Act, both the journalist and whistleblower could be jailed. And if they did publish it, the journalist would no longer be able to rely on a public interest defence. Jim Killock says these proposals to update the UK’s laws around the unauthorised disclosure of official data are yet another attack on the freedom of the press.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain K Law > KD England and Wales K Law > KD England and Wales > KDC Scotland P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2017 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2025 23:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80425 |
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