Clause 69 - Restrictions on reporting
Criminal Justice Bill
4:00 pm
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield, Conservative)
The amendment was intended not to override the interests of justice but to give the defendant a veto over publicity while the application proceedings are current, on the basis that the procedure is on the face of it a major infringement of his civil rights. It is at least arguable that he should have the right to determine the question of publicity while the proceedings are still live.