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Proceeding contribution from Andrew Pelling (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill.


Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill

The Solicitor-General has made it clear on every occasion during the Bill’s progress that he has no intention of using the provisions to provide any precedent for future changes to trial without juries. Will he concede that if by some false measure the efficacy of the proposal was proved—perhaps by an increase in successful prosecutions—there would be a great pressure on future Ministers to give in and make concessions elsewhere in the legal system?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c1613 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Fraud Juries Jubilee line Judgements Prosecutions Trials
Legislation
Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk