division_name: Isil &#8212; New Clause 2 &#8212; Official Secrets Act 1989 (additional defence)
motion: <p pid="d.134.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">(1) The Official Secrets Act 1989 is amended as follows&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="d.134.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) After section 8, insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="d.134.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;(8A) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under any provision of this Act to prove that he knew, or had reasonable cause to believe, that the information, document or article disclosed was&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="d.134.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) germane to an official investigation of, or inquiry into, historic child abuse, and</p>
  
  <p pid="d.134.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) provided only to an officer of such an investigation or inquiry.&#8221;&#8212;<i>(John Mann.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.134.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up.</p>
  
  <p pid="d.134.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the clause be added to the Bill.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="d.134.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="d.134.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 233, Noes 296.</p>