Examination of Witnesses

Part of Offensive Weapons Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:12 pm on 17 July 2018.

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Photo of James Morris James Morris Vice-Chair, Conservative Party 4:12, 17 July 2018

Q Clause 26 amends the existing offence of threatening with an offensive weapon in public. It changes the definition from

“in such a way that there is an immediate risk of serious physical harm to that other person” to

“in such a way that a reasonable person…who was exposed to the same threat as” the victim

“would think that there was an immediate risk of physical harm”.

In a sense, it defines that threat in a slightly broader way.