>English "Official Secrets Act" maximum sentence (currently 2 years) > This is the same maximum sentence available for an unauthorised disclosure that, to take

>English "Official Secrets Act" maximum sentence (currently 2 years) > This is the same maximum sentence available for an unauthorised disclosure that, to take one example, damages the capability of the armed forces to carry out their tasks. I had to look that up - that's incredible. For all the fuss made about it 2 years seems very short. I was under the impression these kind of things carried passive penalties. Though I guess there's extra charges if you reveal secrets to an enemy or something.