Should Computer Misuse Act offences committed in the UK be prosecuted in the UK?
At this week’s Conservative Party Conference there will be a lot of talk about making Brexit happen, putting the “Great” back in Britain, and taking back control of our laws. However, there is one law where the Government is reluctant to express much enthusiasm for sovereignty at all; it is the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) 1990. Indeed, it has allowed UK officials to defer to the interests of a foreign state (without a murmur) even though serious custodial offences are




