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Parliament Act 2025

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137: Immunity of parliamentary security officers and persons assisting them

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"Protection for parliamentary security helpers"

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You are protected if you are a parliamentary security officer or helping one. You cannot be sued or charged for something you did or did not do in good faith. This applies when you are doing your job under the Parliament Act 2025.

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Parliamentary Service: Parliamentary security officers

137Immunity of parliamentary security officers and persons assisting them

  1. The following persons are not liable in any criminal or civil proceedings for any act done or omitted to be done in good faith in the performance or exercise, or intended performance or exercise, of a parliamentary security officer’s powers and duties under this Act:

  2. a parliamentary security officer:
    1. a person called on to assist a parliamentary security officer.

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