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Section 20 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 partially in force

Legal Update


 Section 20 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 comes partially into force on 7 November 2025. It inserts a new section 49A into the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 which requires the police to notify schools etc. if a child is a suspected victim of domestic abuse.

Ruling regarding the exclusion from evidence of a previous, allegedly false, allegation of rape

Case Law
 In the case of R v YAW 2025, the conviction for rape was safe where the trial judge rightly excluded evidence of a previous false allegation of rape made by the victim.

Damage - lawful excuse

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 Can you explain the provisions of section 5(2)(b) of the Criminal Damage Act 1971?

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