{"value":{"id":1663548,"askingMemberId":4410,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-10-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-10-17T00:00:00","uin":"201402","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to give a right of anonymity to people who are under investigation for a criminal offence and who have not been charged.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4503,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-10-23T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Authorised Professional Practice Guidance on media relations, issued by the College of Policing, already makes clear that the police will not name those arrested or suspected of a crime, save in exceptional circumstances where there is a legitimate policing purpose to do so.</p><p>There are currently no plans to bring forward any legislative changes regarding pre-charge anonymity.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Rights of Accused","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1663548","method":"GET"}]}