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Proceeding contribution from David Winnick (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 11 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Protection of Freedoms Bill.

Protection of Freedoms Bill

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. I accept that he is a convert to 14 days, although I suspect that if we were debating 42 days, he would not necessarily be up on his feet protesting. On the point about the Attorney-General, are we really to believe—this is not a reflection on the Attorney-General in any Government—that if the Home Secretary told the Attorney-General, in the usual way that these things are done, that it was necessary to increase the 14 days in exceptional circumstances, the Attorney-General would say to the Home Secretary, ““No””? It is unrealistic.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
533 c274 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Civil liberties Counter-terrorism Criminal records CCTV Crime prevention Criminal investigation DNA Protection Property transfer Vetting Vulnerable adults Surveillance Taxation Voluntary work Remand in custody Criminal Records Bureau Independent Safeguarding Authority
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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