Security-centric Home Office legislation features in Queen’s Speech to Parliament
Security-focused legislation drafted to provide stronger powers to disrupt extremists and tackle corruption, money laundering and tax evasion was announced on Wednesday 18 May in the Queen’s Speech to Parliament.
The Counter-Extremism and Safeguarding Bill will be introduced to ‘prevent radicalisation, tackle extremism in all its forms and promote community integration’. The legislation is aimed at protecting members of the public against the most dangerous extremists and also ensuring the Government and law enforcement have a full range of powers to deal with extremism.
The Bill is going to introduce a new civil order regime to restrict extremist activity (following consultation), safeguard children from extremist adults by taking powers to intervene in intensive, unregulated education settings that teach hate and drive communities apart, invoke stronger powers for the Disclosure and Barring Service and also close loopholes such that Ofcom can continue to protect consumers who watch Internet-streamed television content from outside the EU on Freeview.
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