Election Offences
(asked on 4th March 2021) - View Source
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timeframe is for the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a new electoral sanction of intimidation.
This question was answered on 9th March 2021
The Government will legislate for a new electoral sanction against intimidation as soon as parliamentary time allows.
The new electoral sanction is one part of the Government’s wider programme of work to address intimidation in public life. More details on this programme are set out in Written Ministerial Statement HCWS833 ‘Update on Tackling Intimidation in Public Life’ made on 09 March 2021.