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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hart of Chilton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 10 June 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Coroners and Justice Bill.

Coroners and Justice Bill

I, too, oppose the amendment. I must declare that for 10 years I was an adviser to the Government, including on issues such as these under discussion this evening. All acknowledge that there is a problem concerning the practical use of intercept evidence. This therefore involves a matter of judgment. For my part, in the limited number of cases involved, we should err on the side of the security of the state while providing safeguards. We should accept the government compromise proposals for a public inquiry, which would achieve Article 2 compliance and at the same time completely safeguard sensitive intercept evidence.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
711 c724-5 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Codes of practice Devolved matters Administration of justice Armed forces Death Accidents Certification Coroners Custodial treatment Families Inquiries Juries Electronic surveillance Evidence Intelligence services Legal aid scheme Ethnic groups Mental illness National security Police Powers Public interest Prisons Newspaper press Minority groups Relatives Post-mortems Lord Advocate Psychiatric hospitals Scotland Registration Young people Road traffic Suicide Secure psychiatric units
Legislation
Coroners and Justice Bill 2008-09
Link
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