The Bill makes destroying, damaging or desecrating a war memorial a specific statutory offence. It proposes that the penalties for this offence would be 10 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine. The Bill defines desecrating a war memorial in a way that includes what might be seen as acts of disrespect.
As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).
Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.
The Committee's call for views closed on Monday 11 August 2025.
The Committee received 1 submission to its call for views. Read the submission on .