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…………….the UK security profession, including private investigators, has recently been issued guidance about how the National Security Act applies to them, emphasising how they may be criminally liable if they are working for any foreign power…………….
Anybody working for Iran in UK must register or face jail, government announces
Iran is the first foreign power to be placed on the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme.
Alix Culbertson – Political reporter @alixculbertson
Tuesday 4 March 2025
Anybody who works for – or is a proxy of – the Iranian state will have to register their presence in the UK or face jail time.
Security minister Dan Jarvis said Iran, including its IRGC intelligence services and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, is being placed on the “enhanced tier” of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS).
That means any members of the Iranian state, or anybody acting on behalf of the state, carrying out “political influence activities” in the UK will have to register themselves with the scheme.
Failure to register is a criminal offence and can mean up to five years in jail.
Full Article: https://news.sky.com/story/anybody-working-for-iran-in-uk-must-register-or-face-jail-government-announces-13321312
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