Written question asked by Simon Jupp (Conservative) on Monday, 11 May 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 May 2020. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 May 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.
Immunity Certificates
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases has the Public Interest Immunity Procedure been invoked since the Justice and Security Act 2013 became law.
- Answer
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The Justice and Security Act 2013 deals with oversight of the UK intelligence and security agencies and sets out the process by which closed material proceedings may be authorised to enable court hearings to take place using sensitive intelligence material.
The Home Office does not hold information on applications to the courts for Public Interest Immunity.
The Ministry of Justice publishes regular reports on the use of closed material proceedings under the Justice and Security Act 2013. These can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/use-of-closed-material-procedure-reports.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 45513
- Session
- 2019-21
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Immunity certificates
- Legislation
- Justice and Security Act 2013
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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