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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hylton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 17 January 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Immigration Asylum and Nationality Bill 2005-06.

Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

I accept that Her Majesty’s Government are bound by a number of precedents; they are guided by how these matters have been dealt with in the past. Of course there are norms of international law and conventions which are binding on us. Nevertheless, I still feel that Clause 39 is far too widely drafted because it empowers a chief officer of police, of whom there are 42 or 43 in England and Wales alone, to disclose very sensitive information to any other foreign law enforcement agency. I ask the Minister to take this away and think about it at all levels of government, both centrally and at the policing level. If she can do that, it would be very helpful.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
677 c221GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Data protection Codes of practice Biometrics Bail Asylum Detainees Deportation Aviation Delegated legislation Crew Employment Equality Families Fingerprints Human rights Immigration controls Immigration Genetics Documents Equality and Human Rights Commission Freight Entry clearances Ethnic groups Immigration officers Private sector Police Railways Passengers Proof of identity Passports Social security benefits Training Refugees Transport Shipping Right of search
Legislation
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill 2005-06
Link
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