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Changes over time for: Section 86


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Point in time view as at 01/02/2010.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Section 86.

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86Witness anonymity ordersU.K.
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(1)In this Chapter a “witness anonymity order” is an order made by a court that requires such specified measures to be taken in relation to a witness in criminal proceedings as the court considers appropriate to ensure that the identity of the witness is not disclosed in or in connection with the proceedings.
(2)The kinds of measures that may be required to be taken in relation to a witness include measures for securing one or more of the following—
(a)that the witness's name and other identifying details may be—
(i)withheld;
(ii)removed from materials disclosed to any party to the proceedings;
(b)that the witness may use a pseudonym;
(c)that the witness is not asked questions of any specified description that might lead to the identification of the witness;
(d)that the witness is screened to any specified extent;
(e)that the witness's voice is subjected to modulation to any specified extent.
(3)Subsection (2) does not affect the generality of subsection (1).
(4)Nothing in this section authorises the court to require—
(a)the witness to be screened to such an extent that the witness cannot be seen by—
(i)the judge or other members of the court (if any), or
(ii)the jury (if there is one);
(b)the witness's voice to be modulated to such an extent that the witness's natural voice cannot be heard by any persons within paragraph (a)(i) or (ii).
(5)In this section “specified” means specified in the witness anonymity order concerned.
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