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Impending law on possession of extreme pornography

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill was passed by the Houe of Lords at Third Reading on Wed 30th April and now goes back to the House Of Commons.

Baroness Howe and many others in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords are calling for a Select Committee on new media and violence, a move with apparently growing momentum.

Opponents of this badly drafted legislation must do all they can outside Parliament to match the efforts inside Parliament. So please contact your MP via www.theyworkforyou.com asking for this cross-party objective to be supported. This needs to be done as soon as possible.

The Spanner Trust is working closely with the Backlash Campaign to oppose these proposals. Their site has fuller information and background.

The Spanner Trust exists to defend the rights of sadomasochists of all sexual orientations and specifically to reverse the UK court ruling which made certain SM activities illegal even though all parties consent.

This web site contains documents detailing the history of the Spanner case, press releases detailing the Trust's activities, submissions to various bodies on the issue of SM and legal advice.

You can sign up here if you wish to support us and receive regular email updates about our work.

Have you heard of a recent court case in the UK where someone has been charged with assault because of injuries which occurred during consensual SM sex?
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We are currently working on a challenge to the Spanner ruling in the High Court. This activity will be very expensive and we need as much financial support as possible. If you would like to make a donation to support our work please click here.

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The Spanner Trust always tries to ensure that all information provided is accurate and up-to-date. However, the law can change and is open to interpretation. Before relying upon any statement made by the Spanner Trust you should take your own independent legal advice and the Spanner Trust cannot accept any liability whatsoever.