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Prisons: Woodhill

My Lords, having had the experience of appearing in a jurisdiction where the only safe place to discuss a case with instructing solicitors was in the middle of a swimming pool, I hope we will not get into such a situation here. The last paragraph of the Statement refers to conversations with a legal adviser and states that they are, "““subject to explicit safeguards which generally prohibit such interception””." What does ““generally”” mean—““always”” or ““more often than not””? If the latter, on what occasions is the surveillance of the discussions between a legal adviser and his client in prison allowed. If there are exceptions, it will inhibit the proper operation of legal professional privilege throughout this country.