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Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill

The hon. Gentleman referred to the point about the need for verification, but how can there be verification of the second aspect of condition A, which relates to"““real harm to the public interest””?" We know that public interest considerations are often played like jokers in situations in which no one can question, challenge or demonstrate what is involved, so how can verification apply to ““the public interest””? It seems to have been tailgated on to the Bill on the back of the issues that the Davis judgment raised.