I am trying to illustrate that alleged victims’ willingness to come forward is now more common because they feel that they can come forward and they are more likely to be believed. There are not huge numbers of convictions in sexual abuse trials, and to go back to the position where anonymity was granted would be a retrograde step.
Policing and Crime Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Williams of Trafford
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 12 December 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Policing and Crime Bill.
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