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Proceeding contribution from Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour) 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

The amendment as tabled could remove an important safeguard with regard to the normal process of assessing whether a document is material and should be seized should be limited, and limited to a short period, which in this case is 48 hours. The other issues raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, are important and need to be clarified. However, the amendment as tabled to remove the 48-hour requirement seems to me to be unhelpful and would remove a very important safeguard for people faced with this situation where material was being taken from their homes to be assessed.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c358 
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