Which of the following considerations does a court NOT have to take into account when making a witness anonymity order? Section 88 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 stipulates these three conditions. A witness being threatened is a consideration for condition A, but there is no stipulation as to the number of threats. Section 89 further sets out the considerations a court must take into account when deciding whether or not to grant the order.
A) If the proposed order is necessary to either protect the safety of the witness/another person/prevent any serious damage to property, or to prevent real harm to the public interest
B) Having regard to all of the circumstances, whether the effect of the proposed order would be consistent with the Defendant receiving a fair trial
C) The witness' evidence must be of such importance that in the interests of justice the witness ought to testify
D) The witness must have been threatened more than once
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