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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hanham (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 9 October 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Counter-Terrorism Bill.

Counter-Terrorism Bill

I support the amendment. Clearly the catching up of legally privileged documents within such a search could prejudice what the police are trying to do. There must be some way of separating out legally privileged documents or material so that that does not happen. The noble Baroness is right that there needs to be some clarity. It comes back to my Chinese walls and the question of how much you are allowed to remember and how much to forget of documentation that you are not entitled to have seen.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c351 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Databases Codes of practice Crime prevention Administration of justice Arrests Assets Banks Fingerprints Evidence Intelligence services ICT Genetics Documents GCHQ National security Northern Ireland Police Powers Terrorism Training Right of search Torture Anti-terrorism control orders Freezing of assets
Legislation
Counter-terrorism Bill 2007-08
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk