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Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill

Would not a real danger arise if the Government were to go down the route that the hon. Lady suggests? For example, if the DPP decides that an offence was committed on behalf of a proscribed organisation and is thus suitable for judicial review, the defence team could ask how he came by that knowledge. That could result in an informant being revealed, which means that matters of national security would be involved. The Superintendents Association of Northern Ireland made that exact point—that an intelligence source could be prejudiced if there were the option for judicial review.

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Reference

454 c957 

Session

2006-07

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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