Clause 1 - Rape
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
2:30 pm
Ms Sandra Gidley (Romsey, Liberal Democrat)
I am concerned about the continual references to unblemished records and no previous convictions. Such matters are irrelevant in such cases—clearly any person who is taken to court for the first time has an unblemished record and no
previous convictions. We must try to get away from arguments about history. Will the hon. Gentleman explain why such matters are so important?