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Proceeding contribution from Lord Henley (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 13 December 2011. It occurred during Committee proceeding and Debate on bill on Protection of Freedoms Bill.

Protection of Freedoms Bill

I thank the noble Lord for that. I hope I can deal with some of his queries, and I hope I can assure him that I do not believe that the drafting here is opaque in any way whatever. When we look at Clause 33(5), it is pretty clear that we have all the classes listed in paragraphs (a) to (j), including the Council of the Isles of Scilly, the Common Council of the City of London and, in effect, all local authorities. Then we have paragraph (k), which states, "““any person specified or described by the Secretary of State in an order made by statutory instrument””." That is as clear as clear could be that it can be extended by the Secretary of State after consultation with the appropriate people who might be affected. Those people could be public, they could be private, or whatever.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
733 c318GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Admissibility of evidence Data protection Codes of practice CCTV Biometrics Crime Alcoholic drinks Anti-social behaviour Electronic surveillance Educational institutions Local government Personal records Powers Public appointments Pupils Standards Information Commissioner's Office Tobacco Sales Schools Young people Security Office of Surveillance Commissioners
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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