Newspaper Fined For Reporter's Error
Posted: 9/14/2012 | By: Roy Greenslade | The Guardian
A local newspaper has been fined for breaking a court order by
publishing the identities of three teenagers who appeared at a
magistrates court.
The Milton Keynes Citizen revealed the names, ages and addresses of two defendants and one victim in a news-in-brief court report. They were automatically covered by a section 49 order under the youth and criminal evidence act that bans the reporting of material that could lead to a young person's identification.
The Milton Keynes Citizen revealed the names, ages and addresses of two defendants and one victim in a news-in-brief court report. They were automatically covered by a section 49 order under the youth and criminal evidence act that bans the reporting of material that could lead to a young person's identification.