Clause 70
Coroners and Justice Bill
1:30 pm
Frank Cook (Stockton North, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss new clause 37—Prosecution not to disclose identity of witness to other defendants—
‘Notwithstanding anything in the Criminal Proceedings and Investigations Act 1996 or any other rule of law about disclosure of material by a prosecutor to the defence, where an order is made following an application under section 70(3) in a case in which there is more than one defendant, the prosecutor shall not disclose to the other defendants the identity of the witness covered by the order or any information that might enable the witness to be identified.’.