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Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

Moved by

Baroness Chakrabarti

22: Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 27 to 30 and insert—

“(b) for the purposes of preventing or detecting serious crime.

(5A) In subsection (5), “serious crime” means a crime triable only on indictment.”

Member’s explanatory statement

The amendment is intended to constrain the use of criminal conduct authorisations by precluding their use for the purpose of preventing or deterring minor criminal activities, non-serious disorder, or non-criminal damage to economic interests.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

808 c851 

Session

2019-21

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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