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    • The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992

    Topics:
    • Good management, good records, 
    • Legal and professional obligations

    The Act was amended by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, and the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.

    The Act

    This Act restricts the release of any information which could lead members of the public to identify victims of rape and other offences of a sexual nature.

    • The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 (as amended by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, and the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

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