Dominic Hannigan (Labour)

I move amendment No. 40:

In page 23, subsection (6)(a), line 29, before "give" to insert "with the leave of the court,".

We are concerned that a time limit or some form of constraint is not included in this section. In such circumstances, people will be able to trawl through information relating to the reputations of particular individuals. For example, there is nothing to stop a person being cross-examined in respect of a once-off crime committed 15 years previously. We ask that the phrase "with the leave of the court" be included in order that a reasonable balance might be struck.