My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Tom Tugendhat) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Government is reviewing the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA / the Act) and this statement provides an update on the progress of the review.

It is essential that the UK...

My rt hon Friend the Minister of State for Security (Tom Tugendhat) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

The Government is reviewing the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA / the Act) and this statement provides an update on the progress of the review.

It is essential that the UK...

The Government is reviewing the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA / the Act) and this statement provides an update on the progress of the review.

It is essential that the UK has the right legislative framework to allow us to tackle the harms posed to our citizens, businesses and government...

The Government is reviewing the Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA / the Act) and this statement provides an update on the progress of the review.

It is essential that the UK has the right legislative framework to allow us to tackle the harms posed to our citizens, businesses and government...

My Lords, we discussed this issue in Committee when the noble Baroness tabled an amendment seeking to introduce a cause of action which would

allow victims of unlawful interception to bring a civil claim. As she is aware, the Investigatory Powers Bill already contains a criminal offence where a person...

My Lords, we discussed this issue in Committee when the noble Baroness tabled an amendment seeking to introduce a cause of action which would

allow victims of unlawful interception to bring a civil claim. As she is aware, the Investigatory Powers Bill already contains a criminal offence where a person...

I thank the Minister and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 180 not moved.] [Amendment No. 181 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 43 agreed to.

I thank the Minister and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 180 not moved.] [Amendment No. 181 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 43 agreed to.

Would my noble friend be kind enough to confirm that I have heard and interrupted her correctly: that this is about serious alleged offences having taken place in the United States and that the evidence, or the principal evidence, for those alleged offences is in the United States and would...

Would my noble friend be kind enough to confirm that I have heard and interrupted her correctly: that this is about serious alleged offences having taken place in the United States and that the evidence, or the principal evidence, for those alleged offences is in the United States and would...

That is not right. Section 71 sets out clearly that the evidence would have to be sufficient to justify the issue of a warrant for the arrest of a person accused of that offence.

That is not right. Section 71 sets out clearly that the evidence would have to be sufficient to justify the issue of a warrant for the arrest of a person accused of that offence.

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I support Amendment No. 186, particularly in the context of the journey that the Minister is about to make to Washington— slightly humiliatingly, it seems to me—to plead for our rights. I do so more generally in real dismay atthe turn that events have taken concerning our arrangements for extradition...

I support Amendment No. 186, particularly in the context of the journey that the Minister is about to make to Washington— slightly humiliatingly, it seems to me—to plead for our rights. I do so more generally in real dismay atthe turn that events have taken concerning our arrangements for extradition...

My noble friend will understand when I say that I am a little disappointed by some of what he has said. In inspections of local government there is an element of peer review. Indeed, when the Audit Commission undertakes inspections, the peer review is invaluable. I do not understand why...

My noble friend will understand when I say that I am a little disappointed by some of what he has said. In inspections of local government there is an element of peer review. Indeed, when the Audit Commission undertakes inspections, the peer review is invaluable. I do not understand why...

I confess that to give the noble Lord a full explanation about the latter issue would take a little time, not least because of the complexities of the matters raised by the noble Earl, Lord Northesk, who is not in his place. I ask the noble Lord if he will...

I confess that to give the noble Lord a full explanation about the latter issue would take a little time, not least because of the complexities of the matters raised by the noble Earl, Lord Northesk, who is not in his place. I ask the noble Lord if he will...

May I ask the noble Baroness a question that may be in the minds of many Members of the Committee, especially the non-lawyers? We have heard a very engaged debate, conducted on this side by two highly distinguished Queen’s Counsel—experienced lawyers—supported by no fewer than four other Queen’s Counsel, some...

May I ask the noble Baroness a question that may be in the minds of many Members of the Committee, especially the non-lawyers? We have heard a very engaged debate, conducted on this side by two highly distinguished Queen’s Counsel—experienced lawyers—supported by no fewer than four other Queen’s Counsel, some...

I am grateful to the Minister for that sympathetic reply and I think that progress is being made here. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, for his support. He is absolutely right to point out that, when we talk about offences in these terms, we are...

I am grateful to the Minister for that sympathetic reply and I think that progress is being made here. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, for his support. He is absolutely right to point out that, when we talk about offences in these terms, we are...

My understanding is that our amendments cover the same ground, and as I advised the Committee we had a suspicion that the amendment proposed by the noble Earl, Lord Northesk, was technically deficient. We would prefer our amendment to his, and I thought that the noble Earl was going to...

My understanding is that our amendments cover the same ground, and as I advised the Committee we had a suspicion that the amendment proposed by the noble Earl, Lord Northesk, was technically deficient. We would prefer our amendment to his, and I thought that the noble Earl was going to...

The amendment would remove the requirement for the Audit Commission and the Auditor General for Wales to work jointly with the new inspectorate to inspect police authorities. The involvement of the Audit Commission in this area is nothing new; it has a long history of playing a valuable role in...

The amendment would remove the requirement for the Audit Commission and the Auditor General for Wales to work jointly with the new inspectorate to inspect police authorities. The involvement of the Audit Commission in this area is nothing new; it has a long history of playing a valuable role in...

It is the reality of where we are. The United States has a system that is part federal and part state. Within that system there is an allowance for difference. We cannot recast the United States into a way that we would prefer. I turn to some of the very...

It is the reality of where we are. The United States has a system that is part federal and part state. Within that system there is an allowance for difference. We cannot recast the United States into a way that we would prefer. I turn to some of the very...

moved Amendments Nos. 194D to 194F: Page 158, line 18, leave out from first ““officers”” to ““registered”” in line 19 and insert ““in relation to parenting orders made on the application of local authorities in Wales or of”” Page 158, line 30, leave out from ““29),”” to end of line...

moved Amendments Nos. 194D to 194F: Page 158, line 18, leave out from first ““officers”” to ““registered”” in line 19 and insert ““in relation to parenting orders made on the application of local authorities in Wales or of”” Page 158, line 30, leave out from ““29),”” to end of line...

had given notice of her intention to move Amendment No. 182: After Clause 43, insert the following new clause- ““Penal custody for children PENAL CUSTODY FOR CHILDREN (1) No child shall be detained in a young offender institution or a secure training centre. (2) ““Child”” means a person under the...

had given notice of her intention to move Amendment No. 182: After Clause 43, insert the following new clause- ““Penal custody for children PENAL CUSTODY FOR CHILDREN (1) No child shall be detained in a young offender institution or a secure training centre. (2) ““Child”” means a person under the...

I am sure that that can be arranged.

I am sure that that can be arranged.

moved Amendment No. 185A: Page 36, line 12, at end insert- ““( ) Nothing in this section shall authorise the disclosure of documents or information subject to legal privilege.”” The noble Baroness said: I rise briefly to movethis amendment only because it was originally not grouped with Amendment No. 185...

moved Amendment No. 185A: Page 36, line 12, at end insert- ““( ) Nothing in this section shall authorise the disclosure of documents or information subject to legal privilege.”” The noble Baroness said: I rise briefly to movethis amendment only because it was originally not grouped with Amendment No. 185...