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“ 1 Anonymity of victims of certain offences
“1 Anonymity of victims of certain offences
Where an allegation has been made that an offence to which this Act applies has been committed against a person, no matter relating to that person shall during that person’s lifetime be included in any publication if it is likely to lead members of the public to identify that person as the person against whom the offence has been committed.
Where a person is accused of an offence to which this Act applies, no matter likely to lead members of the public to identify a person as the person against whom the offence is alleged to have been committed (‘the complainant’) shall during the complainant’s lifetime be included in any publication.”
So far as is material for present purposes, s45 of the MSA 2015 provides:
- Heading
- Lord Justice Holroyde
- Summary of the facts
- The criminal proceedings
- The grounds of appeal
- The appeal proceedings
- The legal framework
- “ 1 Anonymity of victims of certain offences
- “ 45 Defence for slavery or trafficking victims who commit an offence
- The submissions to this court - the grounds of appeal
- Ground 3
- The submissions to this court - anonymity
- “ 11 Publication of matters exempted from disclosure in court
- Analysis – the grounds of appeal
- Analysis – anonymity
- Conclusions