HL Deb 02 February 2004 vol 656 c88WA
Lord Stoddard of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

For which offences the accused are required to prove their innocence, rather than the prosecution to prove their guilt. [HL922]

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

There are no offences for which the prosecution does not bear the overall legal burden of proof. There are however some offences that require the defendant to prove certain circumstances in order to benefit from a statutory defence. Information on such offences is not kept centrally.