Most barristers favour a ban on defendants wearing the full-face veil during the whole of a criminal trial, a new poll suggests.
Some 90 per cent were in favour of the veil, or niqab, being banned when a defendant gives evidence. The support for a ban comes in a poll by the Bar Council for The Times, to be released today at the annual Bar Conference.
.... The survey of more than 400 barristers showed that 34 per cent supported the ban only when the defendant gave evidence, while 57 per cent would go further than the judge in the pending case and insist on the removal of the veil for the entire proceedings. [The Times] Read more
