Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:57 am on 4 February 2011.

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Photo of Anna Soubry Anna Soubry Conservative, Broxtowe 11:57, 4 February 2011

None of the women whom John Worboys assaulted and attacked knew his name. They came forward because there was publicity about his modus operandi, not because of his name. That is a big flaw in the argument, and it occurred last year in the debate about anonymity for people accused of rape. The victims came forward because they knew a taxi driver who operated in that criminal way had been arrested by the police, but it is a big mistake to put that argument forward as a reason for naming somebody who has been arrested.