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Proceeding contribution from Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 30 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2008–09 (Cm 7807).

Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report for 2008–09 (Cm 7807)

Perhaps I may deal with the second question first. There are problems with taking evidence officially from lower-level people in the agencies. It has been the practice of the committee to take evidence from the heads of the agencies, supported by the other officials who then give evidence. It has also been our practice to record all the evidence in detail. When we visit the agencies, we talk informally with staff and pick up a lot of useful background information, but this cannot be considered as evidence.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
718 c532GC 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Admissibility of evidence Data protection Counter-terrorism Detainees Annual reports Cybercrime Electronic surveillance Intelligence services ICT International cooperation GCHQ Intelligence and Security Committee National security Northern Ireland MI6 MI5 Terrorism Trials Torture USA Rendition Electronic warfare Espionage Mohamed, Binyam
Link
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