Malicious Communications Act 1988
Commons · Question 80702 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the enforcement of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 21 Oct 2025
The Online Safety Act introduced a number of communication offences, which were commenced in January 2024, including the false and threatening communications offences. The new communications offences have replaced the equivalent offences in the Malicious ...