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Background documents
Background to The Spanner Trust History of the Spanner case December 1990 ‘Spanner’ case [Regina v Brown and others (1990)] February 1997 This is the opinion of minority of the commission who disagreed. February 1997 Transcript of the European Court of Human Rights Spanner ruling July 2000 The Leather Archives & Museum May 2002 Tony Brown one of the original Spanner defendants who took the case to Europe dies January 2003 Legal opinion by Ben Emmerson and Rabinder Singh of Matrix Changers that current UK law on sex and injury contravenes the Human Rights Act August 2005 Home Office consultation paper proposing that it be an offence to possess "extreme" pornography September 2005 A handout (which you can print and distribute) which explains the objectives of the Trust, current activity and how you can help. November 2005 Opinion of Rabinder Singh QC on the Home Office Consultation Paper on the Possession of Extreme Pornography February 2006 John Pendal, Chairman of the Spanner Trust, interviewed by Demolition Red for the London Fetish Scene February 2006 Scottish Law Commission Discussion Paper No 131 on Rape and Other Sexual Offences January 2006 February 2006 Interview with chair of the Spanner Trust, John Pendal, by Eric Chaline, printed in Lesbian & Gay Psychology Review

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