 In turn, public scrutiny of the process would be diminished, leading public confidence in it to become dented.Hind followed the government view and took an orthodox line.In a debate in the House of Commons on Right of Anonymity to All Victims of and Defendants in Sexual Offences Cases New Clause 64 of the 1988 Sexual Offences Bill which took place on 28 June 1988 Hind atated, "I am probably one of the few Members of Parliament who has defended and prosecuted people charged with rape.