HC Deb 14 July 1975 vol 895 cc313-4W
54. Mr. Greville Janner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the penalties which may be imposed upon civil servants for un-authorised revealing of office routine.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

I assume that my hon. Friend is referring to penalties for criminal offences. Under Section 8 of the Official Secrets Act 1920 the maximum penalties for an offence under Sec-

and helicopter strengths recently given by him to the hon. Member for Tynemouth were divided in each case between each of the three Services.

Mr. William Rodgers

The information is set out below:

tion 2 of the Act, which, inter alia, makes it an offence for a civil servant to make an unauthorised disclosure of information which he has learnt in the course of his job, are two years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine, or both, on conviction on indictment, and three months' imprisonment or a fine of £50, or both, on summary conviction.