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  1. SubstantiveReporting Restriction Checker
    What was wrong:
    The "Pre-charge" phase option told users that strict-liability contempt did not yet apply because proceedings were not active. Under Contempt of Court Act 1981 Sch.1 para 4(a), proceedings become active on arrest without warrant — before any charge. A reporter covering an arrested-but-not-charged suspect would have been told the contempt rule did not engage when it does.
    Why the change:
    Internal audit caught the discrepancy between the tool label and the CourtActiveProceedingsCalculator sibling tool (which correctly listed arrest as a Sch.1 para 1(a) trigger).
    What it now says:
    Option relabelled to "Pre-proceedings (no arrest, warrant, summons or charge yet)". Result panel now leads with a CRITICAL warning telling users to switch to the Active phase if an arrest has happened, and cross-links to /court-reporting/bail-hearing-reporting and ZXC v Bloomberg [2022] UKSC 5.
  2. SubstantiveRestraining Orders Reporting
    What was wrong:
    Initial internal brief for the page described the post-acquittal restraining order power as Protection from Harassment Act 1997 s.5. That section is the original post-conviction power (now largely superseded by Sentencing Code s.360 for post-1 Dec 2020 convictions). The post-acquittal power is at PHA 1997 s.5A.
    Why the change:
    The drafting agent caught the mislabel before publication and wrote the page with the legally correct section numbers throughout.
    What it now says:
    Page published with PHA 1997 s.5A (post-acquittal) + Sentencing Code s.360 (post-conviction) references, primary-source link to the correct legislation.gov.uk URL.

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