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Constitutional implications of the Counter-Terrorism Bill

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Lord Norton

The report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill received little if any media coverage.  However, the report of the Lords Constitution Committee on the Counter-Terrorism Bill has received substantial attention.  The report was published yesterday. The report focuses on the provisions for pre-charge detention and questioning and on inquests.  The committee…

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Reforming the legislative process

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Lord Norton

I promised in response to a comment on an earlier post to discuss post-legislative scrutiny.    When I chaired the Constitution Committee of the Lords, we undertook a major inquiry into the legislative process.   We looked at the legislative process holistically, examining not only the process when a Bill is before Parliament but also pre-legislative and…

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