nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210808-232802-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210808s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210808-232802-0 doi eng 342 23 Savage, Ashley Author aut Modernising the United Kingdom’s Official Secrecy Laws Not at the expense of freedom of expression Savage, Ashley Verfassungsblog 2021-08-08 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In the United Kingdom, proposals to reform official secrecy laws could have damaging implications for journalistic expression, whistleblowing and government transparency. As is, the Home Office proposals could lead to a situation whereby a law which prohibits whistleblowers from going outside of their organisation, and is thus incompatible with Article10 ECHR, could be replaced with an even worse law, which inhibits expression, and prevents journalists from lawfully reporting on important matters of public interest. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Art. 10 ECHR Freedom of Expression freedom of information Official Secrets Law Whistleblowing Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/uk-off-secrecy-law/ raw object