Home secretary says her department is still not functioning properly
Hermer says the Official Secrets Act was a “very significant” with this prosecution.
It was passed in 1911, and at the time there were concerns that it did not get enough parliamentary scrutiny. He goes on:
In 2017, the Law Commission flagged that the term enemy [in the legislation] was deeply problematic and it would give rise to difficulties in future prosecutions.
And I think what has played out, during this prosecution exemplifies and highlights the difficulties with that.