The point is that nobody has to prove that they are innocent. We are not requiring them to do that. There requires there to be evidence that shows that they could not have committed the offence because they were someone else, for example, or because there is new DNA evidence or the offence has not been committed. That is the material difference between the two.
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Damian Green
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 February 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
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