Cabinet approves draft penal reform bill

The Spanish Cabinet has approved A draft penal reform bill which, amongst other things, includes jail terms of up to one year for distributing images of people without their permission, even if prior consent has been given for the images to be taken.

Bigger discounts when paying motoring fines

The parliamentary groups in Congress have agreed a joint amendment to the penal reform relating to road safety, whereby a reduction of 50% is applicable if motoring fines are paid within fifteen days. The current discount is 30% and the original penal reform contained a proposal to raise this to 40%. Other proposed amendments include: