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An Official Secrets Act (OSA) is legislation that provides for the protection of state secrets and official information, mainly related to national security but in unrevised form (based on the UK Official Secrets Act 1911) can include all information held by government bodies.
The Official Secrets Act 1989 is a UK law that protects certain classes of official information from unauthorised disclosure. It covers security and intelligence, defence, international relations, crime and special investigation powers, and information entrusted in confidence to other States or international organisations.
May 2, 2017 · Learn about the legal protection against espionage and unauthorised disclosure of information in the UK. The paper explains the main pieces of legislation, the offences, the prosecutions and the exceptions under the Official Secrets Acts 1911-1989.
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May 2, 2019 · What is the Official Secrets Act? First created in 1911 and most recently updated in 1989, the law makes it an offence for anyone subject to it to make a “damaging...
Mar 7, 2019 · New Delhi | Updated: March 7, 2019 19:10 IST. Follow Us. The secrecy law broadly deals with two aspects — spying or espionage, which is dealt with in Section 3 of the Act, and disclosure of other secret information of the government, which is dealt with in Section 5. The Official Secrets Act.
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Jul 29, 2021 · In a recent consultation, the Home Office argued the Official Secrets Act should be redrawn to counter modern security threats. But campaign groups and journalists have warned the plans could...
Jul 29, 2021 · The Home Office wants to revise the law that makes it a crime to leak or publish certain types of information. Campaigners and reporters warn the proposals could curtail investigative journalism and threaten whistleblowers.
