The Law Commission has proposed reforming the Official Secrets Acts in a report called Protection of Official Data.
The report makes 33 recommendations in three distinct areas:
(1) Espionage: the criminalisation of individuals who try to obtain sensitive information
(2) Leaks: disclosing official information without authorisation
(3) Public interest: when disclosing protected information may be justified
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