Cases

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council v BBC

Facts

An order was made on 14 January, without notice, restraining the BBC from publishing any information contained in a Serious Case Review (SCR) concerning serious offences which had been committed by two eleven year old boys. At no time prior to the initial application had the Applicant communicated to the BBC any request that they refrain from publishing anything. There had been extensive reporting of the offences in public forums, subject to various restrictions on reporting made in the criminal proceedings. The Applicant applied to continue the order.

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