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Ministerial statement on Thursday, 26 June 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Criminal Justice: Witness Anonymity

Lords statement on the House of Lords judgement in the case of Davis, in which the Law Lords decided that there was not sufficient authority in common law to provide for the current arrangements for the admission of anonymous evidence.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
702 c1597-610 
Session
2007-08
Department
Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1603-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Kingsland and Lord Thomas, for their constructive comments. ...
Lord Thomas of Gresford | 702 c1602-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for reading the Statement. I had direct and practical experience of t...
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Lord Clinton-Davis | 702 c1606 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in view of the urgency and seriousness of this matter, what provision are the Government m...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1606 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, since the Government have been considering the outcome of the judgement we have focused on...
Lord Goodhart | 702 c1606 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support all the points made by noble Lords who have asked questions in this short debate...
Lord Lloyd of Berwick | 702 c1605 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am bound to say that I find some difficulty in recognising the recent decision of this H...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1605 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his comments. On the question of appeals, ...
Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 702 c1605 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, while it may or may not be expedient now to legislate, even retrospectively, as promised i...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1605-6 (Link to this contribution) I certainly hope not, my Lords. The comment in the Statement on appeals was, as I said to the noble ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1597-600 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend...
Lord Harris of Haringey | 702 c1607-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, I was present at a briefing this morning...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1607 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is an important point. We must remember that in many cases we are talking about very ...
Lord Neill of Bladen | 702 c1607 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may tell your Lordships a story about how things were some 15 years ago, before ...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1606-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a very considered judgment and, as I said, the Government respect the independence a...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1609-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that was a helpful comment and intervention. On the two specific points, judicial discreti...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 702 c1608 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. He is right about witness protection schemes. Given the ...
Lord Woolf | 702 c1608-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wonder whether I might take up the House’s time for a minute or two more. On any basis, ...
Lord Bach | 702 c1610 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry, my Lords; time ran out at 20 minutes. We must stop now.
Lord Kingsland | 702 c1600-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I thank the Government for involving the Opposition in discussions on the intended ...
Subjects
Admissibility of evidence Criminal proceedings Appeals Convictions Common law European Convention on Human Rights House of Lords Intimidation Legislation Judgements Protection Witnesses Trials
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