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Proceeding contribution from Diane Abbott (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Crime and Security Bill.

Crime and Security Bill

Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern about the way in which Ministers, when they advance their arguments about the super-database, seem to have difficulty holding in their heads the difference between being guilty and being innocent? I had an Adjournment debate on this question, and a Minister stood at the Dispatch Box and talked about "allegedly innocent" people. Do not Ministers need reminding that under British law a person is either guilty or innocent? Although we do not say that there are no circumstances in which we should keep the DNA of innocent people, Ministers need to be reminded of some of the principles of English law.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
504 c59 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Compensation Data protection Databases Devolved matters Biometrics Crime Anti-social behaviour Bureaucracy Airguns Convictions Fees and charges Evidence Immobilisation of vehicles Licensing Human rights Dogs Genetics Domestic abuse Ethnic groups Private sector Police Powers Prisons Mobile phones Scotland Sentencing Terrorism Stop and search Young people Young offenders Victims Security guards Anti-social behaviour orders Parenting orders
Legislation
Crime and Security Bill 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk