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Originally Posted by ianch99
I am not sure there is that protection in law.
My point is why is an MP treated differently from many other professions where if arrested on sexual assault charges, they are suspended.
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Yes there is.
The legal tests are very powerful pieces of law:
1) Firstly, the alleged victim has the absolute automatic right under statute to lifelong anonymity. This right can only be waived in writing by the victim themselves.
And...
2) The accused Individuals under investigation by the state have a reasonable expectation of privacy up until the moment of said investigation ending and that they have been charged with a crime.
Cliff Richard's 2018 legal action against the BBC establishes the very nature of these strong privacy laws.
When you talk of teachers and other professions and their suspensions, these are treated differently because there is "safeguarding" issues to be had.