Legislation
Section 62 - Publication of material relating to legal proceedings
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The Explanatory Notes to the Children Act 2004 describe this section as follows:
“Section 62(1) amends section 97 of the Children Act 1989 to make clear that the publication of material from family proceedings which is intended, or likely, to identify any child as being involved in such proceedings (or the address or school of such a child) is only prohibited in relation to publication of information to the public or any section of the public.
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