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Parliament has a responsibility to ensure that any criminalisation has democratic legitimacy.
Conclusion
Parliament has a responsibility to ensure that any criminalisation has democratic legitimacy. Legitimacy is vital when widespread curtailment of civil liberties is at stake and the risk of people ignoring the rules owing to low risk of detection is high.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 8 September 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Source
Committee
Justice Committee
Inquiry
Covid-19 and the criminal law
Report
4th Report - Covid-19 and the criminal law
24 Sep 2021
HC 71
Addressee Bodies
Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age
5.0 yrs
Report published
24 Sep 2021