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Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of legislation to help tackle SLAPPs.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
19 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of legislation to help tackle SLAPPs.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jun 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. While t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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