Comments on: Secret inquests http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/10/14/secret-inquests/ Life and Work in the House of Lords Mon, 21 May 2012 08:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ukliberty http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/10/14/secret-inquests/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 ukliberty Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:29:17 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-1820 What remains: post-charge questioning; 'terrorism' an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing; forfeiture of property; ban on foreign travel and requirement to notify when away from home; an offence for volunteers not to inform police of suspicions (there is already a general offence on this); offence of providing information about armed forces of a kind that would be useful to terrorists. There was a good <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2008-10-15a.740.7" rel="nofollow">debate</a> by the Lords on these last week. What remains: post-charge questioning; ‘terrorism’ an aggravating factor when it comes to sentencing; forfeiture of property; ban on foreign travel and requirement to notify when away from home; an offence for volunteers not to inform police of suspicions (there is already a general offence on this); offence of providing information about armed forces of a kind that would be useful to terrorists.

There was a good debate by the Lords on these last week.

]]> By: lordnorton http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/10/14/secret-inquests/comment-page-1/#comment-1819 lordnorton Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:14:30 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-1819 Guy: The main mischiefs in the Bill were those relating to 42-days detention and secret inquests. There do not appear to be any major problems in what remains. The Constitution Committee in the Lords has gone through it in some detail: I think most of our concerns are now met. I would echo your opening sentence. Guy: The main mischiefs in the Bill were those relating to 42-days detention and secret inquests. There do not appear to be any major problems in what remains. The Constitution Committee in the Lords has gone through it in some detail: I think most of our concerns are now met. I would echo your opening sentence.

]]> By: Bedd Gelert http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/10/14/secret-inquests/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 Bedd Gelert Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:35:42 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-1818 Indeed indeed - one dreads to think what else they think they could 'get away with', if they didn't have the 'checks and balances' of the Lords.. Indeed indeed – one dreads to think what else they think they could ‘get away with’, if they didn’t have the ‘checks and balances’ of the Lords..

]]> By: Guy http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/10/14/secret-inquests/comment-page-1/#comment-1817 Guy Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:35:02 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=854#comment-1817 Thank you... but why didn't the Government just do it in the first place without wasting everyone's time, not to mention raising blood pressures for those who were keeping track? What other provisions in the Bill are dangerous for all concerned that haven't yet been neutralised? Thank you… but why didn’t the Government just do it in the first place without wasting everyone’s time, not to mention raising blood pressures for those who were keeping track? What other provisions in the Bill are dangerous for all concerned that haven’t yet been neutralised?

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