# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 229: Rules of court about anonymity for respondents

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Rules of court relating to YDO proceedings may make provision for—
(a) the making by chief officers of police or the respondent of an application to a court for an order requiring anonymity for the respondent, and
(b) the making by the court, on such an application, of an order requiring such anonymity.
(2) In this section references to an order requiring anonymity for the respondent are to an order by a court which imposes such prohibitions or restrictions as it considers appropriate on the disclosure (by persons generally, or by such persons as the court specifies or describes) of—
(a) the identity of the respondent, or
(b) any information that would tend to identify the respondent.
(3) In this section “YDO proceedings” means—
(a) proceedings under or by virtue of this Chapter, or
(b) proceedings on an appeal against a decision made in any such proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/229 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-229
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