But extending anonymity to those accused of sexual offences is not the answer, and could do great harm to survivors in an area where it is already very hard to achieve justice.
But Sandra Horley, chief executive of national domestic violence charity Refuge, said creating a new offence was not the answer because there were "already enough laws", but they were "not being implemented correctly".
Instead of providing the news of the day, Hogan-Howe answered: "Dank, assuming this is a serious question the answer is that it is an offence in the UK to use controlled drugs.
The answer is that, under the constitution, he enjoys sweeping immunity from prosecution for any offence short of high treason, even one committed before he assumed office.
The 83-year-old artist, musician and television personality, from Bray, Berkshire, was arrested on suspicion of the unspecified offences when he answered police bail as part of Operation Yewtree, the national investigation into historic sex crimes launched following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
To answer this question, the offences in the final sample were grouped into seven geographical policing areas.
If you resist arrest or refuse to co-operate with a search then you may be committing an offence (see my answer to question 21) and I doubt that annoyance at the presence of a camera crew would provide a defence.
Second offence The N-word.
"He took offence," the care assistant says.
Offence: The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992.
