That does not mean that there is no problem about criminal charge in the sense of the convention. I was referring to traditional criminal charges. There is of course a problem if, in substance, a disciplinary offence is penal in character in terms of Article 6 criminal.
Parliamentary Standards Bill
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Lord Lester of Herne Hill
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 14 July 2009.
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and
Debate on bills on Parliamentary Standards Bill.
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