§ Mr. JohnI beg to move Amendment No. 27, in page 4, line 44, leave out 'the defendant, or'.
This is consequential on the insertion of the new clause. It removes the words put in in Clause 4 to make anonymous the name of the defendant.
§ Amendment agreed to.
§ Mr. Rees-DaviesI beg to move Amendment No. 28, in page 5, line 19, after 'trial', insert before any conviction'.
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No. 29, in line 26, at end insert:
';but a direction shall not be given in pursuance of this subsection by reason only of an acquittal of a defendant at the trial'.
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No. 30, in line 26, at end insert:
'(4) If at the conclusion of a trial at which any person is charged with a rape offence the accused is acquitted the name of the complainant should be published unless the judge rules otherwise'.
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No. 31, in line 39, at end insert:
(5) Restrictions upon the disclosure of identity of the complainant shall not apply to any rape offence after the conclusion of an inquiry at a magistrates' court by examining magistrates where the magistrates concerned decided that there was no case to answer and dismissed the case.'.
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No. 32, in page 6, line 45, at end add—
'Provided always that no restrictions stipulated in this section shall apply after acquittal of a person charged with any rape offence if such acquittal shall have been caused by the direction of the trial judge before or at the end of the case for the prosecution; or if at the conclusion of a trial resulting in the acquittal of the defendant, costs, or part of costs, are awarded to the defendant against: the complainant or out of public funds.'.
§ Mr. Rees-DaviesI think that it is now agreeable to the House that there should be anonymity in respect of complainants in rape cases and also that defendants—
§ It being Four o'clock, further consideration of the Bill, as amended, stood adjourned.
§ Bill, as amended (in the Standing Committee), to be further considered on Friday 18th June.