division_name: Education and Inspections Bill
motion: <p pid="c.1.298/1" pwmotiontext="moved">moved Amendment No. 14:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/2" pwmotiontext="moved">After Clause 91, insert the following new clause-</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/3" pwmotiontext="moved">"ANONYMITY OF STAFF FACING ALLEGATIONS</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/4" pwmotiontext="moved">(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations providing that where it is alleged that a relevant person in a school providing education for persons under 18 years of age has committed a criminal offence against or related to a child that person shall be afforded anonymity unless and until he is charged with an offence.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/5" pwmotiontext="moved">(2) For the purposes of this section "anonymity" constitutes a restriction on including in a publication a reference to the person against whom the allegation is made if it is likely to lead members of the public to identify him as a person involved in the alleged offence.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/6" pwmotiontext="moved">(3) Regulations made under this section may provide exemptions from a requirement to afford anonymity to a person on the application of a Chief Constable to a magistrates' court where it is-</p>
  
  <p pid="c.1.298/7" pwmotiontext="moved">(a) necessary to prevent a person committing an offence or fleeing after having done so, or (b) necessary to ensure the effective conduct of a criminal investigation.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/8" pwmotiontext="moved">(4) In this section a relevant person is a teacher or other member of staff in a school, including a volunteer.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c.1.298/9" pwmotiontext="moved">(5) Regulations shall not be made under this section unless a draft of them has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament."</p>
  
  <p pid="c.1.309/1" pwmotiontext="considered">On Question, Whether the said amendment(No. 14) shall be agreed to?</p>
  
  <p pid="c.1.309/2" pwmotiontext="divided">Their Lordships divided: Contents, 28; Not-Contents, 76.</p>