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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

moved Amendment No. 27:"Page 21, line 14, at end insert—" ““(1A)   Information may only be disclosed under subsection (1)(d)— (a)   for police purposes; (b)   with the consent of the Secretary of State. (1B)   The Secretary of State shall give his consent only if satisfied that the information can be shared without breaching Convention rights.”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, in moving the amendment, I shall speak also to Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 grouped with it. The three amendments tighten up the loose and sloppy drafting of the Bill. They are a definite improvement on my earlier attempt in Grand Committee. They provide the important safeguards that information may be disclosed outside the United Kingdom only for police purposes and with the consent of the Secretary of State. Amendment No. 29, which is consequential, precisely defines ““police purposes””. Amendment No. 28 provides for accountability and transparency by requiring the Secretary of State to specify the external agencies by means of an order. This brings Clause 39 into line with Clauses 32 and 33. I hope that my approach will be acceptable to your Lordship’s Select Committees on human rights and on the constitution. I trust that it will commend itself to the Government on grounds of both principle and drafting. I beg to move.