The right hon. Gentleman is making an important point, but the Human Rights Act is not the only protection. There is also the guidance that goes alongside the Bill and that already exists for the operation of CHIS, which is nearly 70 pages long and identifies what can and cannot be authorised.
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 October 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.
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