{"longTitle":"To make provision for the circumstances in which the sexual history of a victim of rape or attempted\r\nrape may be introduced at a trial; to prohibit in certain circumstances the disclosure by the police of a\r\nvictim’s identity to an alleged perpetrator of a serious sexual crime; to extend the range of serious\r\noffences which may be referred to the Court of Appeal on the grounds of undue leniency of the sentence;\r\nto amend the requirements for ground rules hearings; to make provision for the issuing in certain\r\ncircumstances of guidance on safeguarding to schools; to make provision for training about serious\r\nsexual offences; to place a duty on the Secretary of State to provide guidelines for the courts in dealing\r\nwith cases of serious sexual offences; to require the Secretary of State to report annually on the operation\r\nof the Act; and for connected purposes.","summary":null,"sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":4521,"name":"Liz Saville Roberts","party":"Plaid Cymru","partyColour":"348837","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/4521/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/4521/contact","memberFrom":"Dwyfor Meirionnydd"},"organisation":null,"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":1958,"shortTitle":"Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Commons","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2017-04-28T14:06:43","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":5,"introducedSessionId":29,"includedSessionIds":[29],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":14709,"stageId":7,"sessionId":29,"description":"2nd reading","abbreviation":"2R","house":"Commons","stageSittings":[],"sortOrder":2}}