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Army: Advice of Attorney-General

My Lords, I had not intended to intervene but, having listened to this debate, it seems to me—and I hope that the noble and learned Lord the Attorney-General will consider it—that there is scope for some way in which the defence attitude to the particular tribunal could be taken into account in the decision about which system, either the military or the civilian, will be employed. It also seems important to determine the time or the stage that the procedure has reached when a decision must be taken to ensure that someone subject to military discipline will not in effect be subject to two processes, one after the other.