Historic Sexual Offences: Investigations Debate
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Lord Grade of Yarmouth
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Historic Sexual Offences: Investigations
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Wednesday 4th March 2020
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(4 years, 10 months ago)
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
I think that the noble Lord knows that I agree with him.
Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Con)
My Lords, in view of the life-changing and career-ruining result of some of these accusations, is it not time that people were not named until charged? I wonder what the Government’s attitude is to that. It would be a great remedy in future to protect public figures from ruination by glib accusations.