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Proceeding contribution from Jack Straw (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 November 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Coroners and Justice Bill.


Coroners and Justice Bill

There will have to be an inquest. If the request is turned down and there is, therefore, no suspension, the inquest will continue in any event. There is a separate issue about whether that inquest would then be article 2-compliant, which sort of begs the original question. Of course, if the Lord Chief Justice says, "I'm not giving you a judge," paragraph 1, as amended already, means that there will not be a suspension of the inquest—full stop. There cannot be.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
499 c382 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Admissibility of evidence Coroners Juries Evidence
Legislation
Coroners and Justice Bill 2008-09
Link
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