Mark Spencer – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Spencer on 2015-10-12.

To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to develop a greater level of public understanding of the legal framework for social media.

Jeremy Wright

While there is clearly some awareness of the legal framework applicable to social media, I nevertheless publish warnings online reminding people of their responsibilities, where appropriate. My office also on occasions sends tweets, warning social media users of the risks of being in contempt.

As far as the criminal law is concerned, the Crown Prosecution Service has issued detailed guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media.