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Originally Posted by damien c
Pretty sure that would be the Suicide Act 1961 wouldn't it?
Amazing how so many people like yourself seem to think there was no laws in place to prosecute people prior to the age of Labour 2024, when there was actually laws but the police, cps and government at the time just didn't make it public that they were being used, because political point scoring over suicide etc wasn't good for anyone, too bad this Labour Government not only wants to use it as political point scoring but also seems to wants to encourage it with their blanket ban hammers and Nazi inspired style control systems!
"Papers, where are your papers, you are not allowed to walk on this side of the street without a permit from the government"
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Yes, this is probably what Paul was referring to:
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In the UK, the Suicide Act 1961 decriminalised the act of taking one's own life, meaning attempting suicide is not a criminal offence. However, under Section 2, it remains a criminal offence to assist, encourage, or counsel another person to end their life, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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I am aware that some of the issues covered by the Online Safety Act (I just wondered which legislation Paul was referring to, so thanks for providing this) had various laws relating to them. The Government's that introduced it say that also including them is to make dealing with these offences quicker & easier, also the Act is designed to be able to react quickly to things like changes to future tecbnologu.