§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Lord Advocate if he will take steps to extend to television the protection currently given to young delinquents whereby their names are not revealed in newspapers; and if he will make a statement.
The Lord AdvocateThe present protection currently given to young delinquents whereby their names are not revealed in newspapers does extend to television in terms of Section 57(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 and Section 58(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.