78 Lifetime reporting restrictions in criminal proceedings for witnesses and victims under 18
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (2015 c 2) | Legislation

Reporting restrictions

78  Lifetime reporting restrictions in criminal proceedings for witnesses and victims under 18

(1)     The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 45 (power to restrict reporting of criminal proceedings involving persons under 18) insert—

“45A Power to restrict reporting of criminal proceedings for lifetime of witnesses and victims under 18

(1)     This section applies in relation to—

(a)     any criminal proceedings in any court (other than a service court) in England and Wales, and

(b)     any proceedings (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) in any service court.

(2)     The court may make a direction (“a reporting direction”) that no matter relating to a person mentioned in subsection (3) 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 being concerned in the proceedings.

(3)     A reporting direction may be made only in respect of a person who is under the age of 18 when the proceedings commence and who is—

(a)     a witness, other than an accused, in the proceedings;

(b)     a person against whom the offence, which is the subject of the proceedings,

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