74 Prohibition of publication of complainant’s identity (1) A person must not publish, in relation to a sexual offence proceeding— (a) the complainant’s name; or (b) protected identity information about the complainant; or (c) a reference or allusion that discloses the complainant’s identity; or (d) a reference or allusion from which the complainant’s identity might reasonably be worked out. (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the person establishes that the complainant consented to the publication before the publication happened. (3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence. protected identity information means information about, or allowing someone to find out, the private, business or official address, email address or telephone number of a person.

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