Harassment: Public Service
Commons · Question 68245 · Tabled 15 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) help tackle online harassment and (b) improve protection for people in public life.
Answer
Answered by Dan Jarvis, 22 Jul 2025
As Chair of the Defending Democracy Taskforce, I want to be clear: the harassment or intimidation of elected representatives - whether online or in person - is never acceptable. The work we are taking forward includes working across Government with the po...