Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Thursday, 4 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 February 2010. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 February 2010 on behalf of the Home Office.

Control Orders

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with those responsible for law reporting on the implications of the restrictions on reporting of control order judgments and internment orders; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: [holding answer 9 February 2010]: The Secretary of State has not had any discussions on this matter with regard to control orders and is not aware of any taking place. There is no legislation providing for internment orders.Open control order judgments are reported in the public domain in the same way as any other court judgments, subject to any specific reporting restrictions imposed by the presiding judge. Closed judgments are not made available publicly because they contain sensitive intelligence material which it would not be in the public interest to disclose.There are working practices which allow for judges and the special advocates appointed to represent the interests of a controlled person to access closed judgments in other cases where appropriate.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 316660; 505 c1054W
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Anti-terrorism Control Orders
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Anti-terrorism control orders
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