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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 13 December 2005. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Terrorism Bill.

Terrorism Bill

This is a quotation from Sir Swinton Thomas’s report for 2004 published on 3 November 2005. That is what I was quoting. I agree with the noble and learned Lord’s analysis that it would be damaging to the work of the security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement agencies mean what I take them to mean. Law enforcement agencies usually mean the police or authorities which have the power to arrest. In this country, as the noble and learned Lord, Lord   Cameron, will well know, that is the police and the police alone. I do not see the problem with explaining what law enforcement agencies are, and I presume that that is what Sir Swinton Thomas had in mind. I agree with him that it would be damaging to their work to allow this material in court.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
676 c1230-1 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Civil liberties Admissibility of evidence Criminal proceedings Codes of practice Appeals Administration of justice Detainees Crimes against property Communication Electronic surveillance Evidence Intelligence services Judges Police Prosecutions Proscribed organisations Police custody Politics and government Scotland Terrorism Remand in custody Time limits Telephone tapping Cryptography Sunset clauses
Legislation
Terrorism Bill 2005-06
Link
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