政府、消費者救済へ検討加速　与野党、今国会成立へ協議会―旧統一教会

　政府は、世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）の高額献金や霊感商法の被害者救済に向けた法整備を加速させる。岸田文雄首相は消費者契約法（消契法）改正案などを今国会に提出する方針を示しており、消費者庁に設置した「法制検討室」で準備を急ぐ。自民党は１９日、立憲民主党、日本維新の会と協議会を発足させて会期内の法整備を目指すことで合意した。
　首相は１９日の参院予算委員会で「野党法案も参考にしながら検討し、準備ができたものから早期に提出したい」と強調した。立民の打越さく良氏への答弁。
　法整備は、消契法の取り消し権の要件緩和と行使期間の延長▽取り消し権の対象に「つけ込み型」勧誘を追加▽不適切な寄付要求を禁じる新法制定―が軸となる。いずれも消費者庁の対策検討会が１７日に公表した報告書に沿った内容だ。（2022/10/19-23:02）

The Japanese government will accelerate work to develop legislation to give relief to people who made large donations to or suffered from so-called spiritual sales practices by the controversial religious group widely known as the Unification Church.
   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to submit bills, including to revise the consumer contract law, to the ongoing parliamentary session.
   "We'll submit bills at an early date as soon as preparations are complete while studying those from opposition parties," Kishida told a parliamentary meeting Wednesday.
   The cabinet is expected to adopt a bill to revise the consumer contract law late next month, a source at Kishida's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
   The LDP, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) Wednesday agreed to launch a panel to develop related legislation by the end of the current parliamentary session.