The Sexual Offences (Procedures & Evidence) (Scotland) Act 2002 will, however, create a presumption, in sexual offences cases, in favour of disclosure of an accused's previous conviction for such offences, in the event that the accused makes a successful application to lead evidence about the sexual history or character of the complainer.We have noted the proposal in the UK Government's recently published White Paper Justice for All to allow judges to decide whether previous convictions are sufficiently relevant to the case, bearing in mind the prejudicial effect, to be heard by the jury and for the jury to decide what weight should be given to that information in all the circumstances of the case. We shall follow...