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Consultation on personal liability on senior executives of online platforms and marketplaces regarding illegal content on weapons

Written ministerial statementMade by Dame Diana JohnsonThe Minister of State for Policing, Fire and Crime PreventionHome OfficeHCWS212

As part of this Government’s aim to halve knife crime within a decade, the Government has a manifesto commitment to establish personal liability measures on senior executives of online platforms and marketplaces, which fail to take action to remove illegal content relating to knives and offensive weapons. Today we are launching a consultation to test views on how this commitment will be implemented in new legislation.

The consultation will run for a 4-week period and provides an opportunity for the public to have their say.

A copy of the consultation and related options assessment will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses and published on Gov.UK.

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