Part of Adoption and Children Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 12:30 pm ar 4 Rhagfyr 2001.
Mrs Marion Roe
Ceidwadwyr, Broxbourne
12:30,
4 Rhagfyr 2001
With this we may discuss Amendment No. 10, in page 51, line 21, at end add—
'(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any proceedings may be reported subject to the following conditions—
(a) the name of any adult or child involved in the proceedings must not be reported;
(b) no place other than that of a local authority may be reported;
(c) the name of any school or other institution, the naming of which might reasonably be expected to make possible the identification of any adult or child involved in the proceedings, must not be reported.'.
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