House of Commons – June 17, 2026 – 31

Amendment proposed: 13, page 7, line 8, at end insert— “17D Self-directing acts in support of a designated body (1) A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct of any kind which is— (a) inspired by the ideology, actions, and self-promotion of a designated body, and (b) prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom. (2) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) engages in UK-related activities that are likely to assist the stated, or assumed, aims of a designated body, and (b) knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought to reasonably to know, that their activities are likely to assist the stated, or assumed, aims of a designated body. (3) “UK-related activities” means— (a) activities taking place in the United Kingdom;

(b) activities taking place outside the United Kingdom which are prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom. (4) Subsections (1) and (2) apply to conduct outside the United Kingdom, but apply to conduct taking place wholly outside the United Kingdom only if the person engaging in the conduct— (ab) is a UK person, or (b) acts for or on behalf of, or holds office under, the Crown, or is in Crown employment (whether or not they engage in the conduct in that capacity). (5) In proceedings for an offence under this section it is a defence to show that the person engaged in the conduct in question— (a) in compliance with a legal obligation under the law of the United Kingdom which is not a legal obligation under private law, (b) in the case of a person having functions of a public nature under the law of the United Kingdom, for the purposes of those functions, (c) as a lawyer carrying on a legal activity, or (d) in accordance with, or in relation to Uk-related activities carried out in accordance with, an agreement or arrangement to which— (i) the United Kingdom was a party, or (ii) any person acting for, or on behalf of, or holding office under, the Crown was (in that capacity) a party. (6) A person is taken to have shown a matter mentioned in subsection (5) if— (a) sufficient evidence is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and (b) the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt. (7) A person who commits an office under this section is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years or a fine (or both). (8) The following terms have the same meaning as in section 3— “Crown employment” ;

“financial benefit” ;

The “law of the United Kingdom”;

“lawyer” ;

“legal activity” ;

“UK person” .”—(Alicia Kearns.)