Non-Disclosure Provisions - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 22 January 2018.

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Photo of Baroness Chakrabarti Baroness Chakrabarti Shadow Attorney General 2:45, 22 January 2018

My Lords, I think all of us, including the Minister, can agree that there are certain clear examples of cases where no court or tribunal should attempt to enforce one of these clauses, because it would be contrary to public policy. For example, the victim of a sex offence should be able to go to the police without anyone enforcing a clause against her. But it gets more complex beyond that. Does the Minister agree that if there are victims who are, de facto, chilled from coming forward, the Government have a role in clarifying and possibly legislating in this area?