Oxfordshire MP calls for faster ban on NDAs after Brand conviction

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 13:02 · Archive

Liberal Democrat Layla Moran has called for a crackdown on non-disclosure agreements after Russell Brand was convicted of rape and sexual assault.

Russell Brand was convicted and sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison for one count of rape and three sexual assaults on four different women. The case prompted discussion about protecting women from powerful men in the entertainment industry.

Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran called for a crackdown on non-disclosure agreements during an appearance on BBC Question Time. After hearing comedian and podcaster Deborah Frances-White describe her experience with a 'high profile man' at a showbiz Christmas party, Ms Moran addressed the use of NDAs to silence victims.

'The government has agreed to ban them. It's not enforced yet but I hope that they will do it sooner than later - they say September, I think they can go earlier,' Ms Moran said. She acknowledged the issue extends beyond the entertainment industry, saying 'I would love to tell you that it is just this industry but we know full well it isn't.'

How it is being reported

• Oxfordshire MP speaks out on banning NDA's after Russell Brand rape convictionA Liberal Democrat MP has called for a crackdown on non-disclosure agreements after Russell Brand rape conviction.Oxfordshire Guardian · 13 Nov, 12:30
• Oxfordshire MP speaks out on banning NDA's after Russell Brand rape convictionA Liberal Democrat MP has called for a crackdown on non-disclosure agreements after Russell Brand rape conviction.Oxford Mail · 13 Nov, 12:30

In this story: Layla Moran · Russell Brand · Deborah Frances-White · Oxfordshire

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