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Written question asked by Vera Baird (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 May 2005. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 May 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.


Rape Trials

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what monitoring is carried out of the frequency with which individual judges allow applications to admit previous sexual history in rape trials.
Answer

The Government do not monitor decisions made by individual judges in exercise of their judicial discretion.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
589; 434 c95-6W;434 c99W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Evidence of previous convictions Rape Trials