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Is it safe to share this if a UK citizen? I.e. would a UK citizen be criminally liable under the Official Secrets Act or similar.

snowpanda 9y ago
To be honest, what's the alternative? People sticking their head in the sand is what got you guys to this point.
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nthcolumn 9y ago
The Official Secrets Act must be signed by you and pertains to 'official secrets' you may become party to as a servant of the Crown. It is not illegal to share this as a common civilian. Whether it is safe to do so is another matter entirely.
- anon1385 9y ago
  >The Official Secrets Act must be signed by you That's not true. It's a law not a contract; everybody is bound by it: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7422 http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summ... >Do you have to sign the Official Secrets Act to be bound by it? >It is not necessary for a person to have signed the Official Secrets Act in order to be bound by it.
- Guyag 9y ago
  If the Official Secrets Act applies to you, it's an offence to break it even if you've not signed it. http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7422 http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summ... edit: beat to it by a minute!
- bazzargh 9y ago
  that's not true at all, Section 5 applies to everyone, and deals with passing on secrets you've obtained from people who have signed the act. That said, and IANAL, this document is not covered because of 5(2) - there's no reasonable grounds for believing that releasing this document is damaging to national security. It's a draft, so does not describe any measures currently in effect, and the draft will be made public in a few days when it is submitted to parliament, before it has any effect.
- JupiterMoon 9y ago
  Dangerous and wrong advice. I already knew what the other posters replied with. I was looking for more specific opinions about whether it would be safe to post this link on a Facebook type platform
koenigdavidmj 9y ago
If it's a crime to share a draft of a law, you're no longer dealing with a liberal democracy, but a Saudi-style shithole, and it's time for that country to remove its government.

snowpanda 9y ago

To be honest, what's the alternative? People sticking their head in the sand is what got you guys to this point.

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nthcolumn 9y ago

The Official Secrets Act must be signed by you and pertains to 'official secrets' you may become party to as a servant of the Crown. It is not illegal to share this as a common civilian. Whether it is safe to do so is another matter entirely.

anon1385 9y ago
>The Official Secrets Act must be signed by you That's not true. It's a law not a contract; everybody is bound by it: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7422 http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summ... >Do you have to sign the Official Secrets Act to be bound by it? >It is not necessary for a person to have signed the Official Secrets Act in order to be bound by it.
Guyag 9y ago
If the Official Secrets Act applies to you, it's an offence to break it even if you've not signed it. http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7422 http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summ... edit: beat to it by a minute!
bazzargh 9y ago
that's not true at all, Section 5 applies to everyone, and deals with passing on secrets you've obtained from people who have signed the act. That said, and IANAL, this document is not covered because of 5(2) - there's no reasonable grounds for believing that releasing this document is damaging to national security. It's a draft, so does not describe any measures currently in effect, and the draft will be made public in a few days when it is submitted to parliament, before it has any effect.
JupiterMoon 9y ago
Dangerous and wrong advice. I already knew what the other posters replied with. I was looking for more specific opinions about whether it would be safe to post this link on a Facebook type platform

koenigdavidmj 9y ago

If it's a crime to share a draft of a law, you're no longer dealing with a liberal democracy, but a Saudi-style shithole, and it's time for that country to remove its government.