Anonymity was granted to rape defendants under the 1976 Sexual Offences Act but removed in 1988.

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Those currently being considered are domestic violence, dangerousness, serious sexual offences, environmental crime, attacks on the vulnerable and people trafficking.

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He was also made the subject of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order for a period of five years following his release.

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