Question follow-through · 1415
Sexual Offences: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking, with the Secretary of State for Justice, to tackle the use of SLAPPs to silence victims of sexual violence.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 21 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking, with the Secretary of State for Justice, to tackle the use of SLAPPs to silence victims of sexual violence.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
The Government implemented the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) in June 2025, which provides protection against SLAPPs relating to economic crime. The equ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Probation Service: Neurodiversity
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Probation Service is continuing to fund neurodiversity specialist services.