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Proceeding contribution from Lord Rea (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 25 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

Debate on whether Clause 9 should stand part of the Bill. We have covered half the issues to which Clause 9 gives rise, and we still have another batch to go through. I am a little sorry that my noble friend has not talked about the right to privacy under Article 8 in the Human Rights Act when requiring people to answer questions about their drug and alcohol use and to undergo tests with police and probation officers. The Government are supposed to put safeguards into place so that this does not affect a person’s private life and contravene Article 8, but perhaps we can go into this later.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
711 c523GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Disability living allowance Disclosure of information Data protection Benefits rules Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Eligibility Drugs Interviews Equipment Jobcentre Plus General practitioners Medical examinations Mental illness Medical treatments Misuse Staff Lone parents Social security Social security benefits Rehabilitation Training Testing Unemployed people Social Security Advisory Committee Employment and support allowance
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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