HC Deb 23 April 1970 vol 800 cc142-3W
47. Mr. Edelman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to make illegal the publication of the memoirs of living criminals either for personal gain or for the financial benefit of relatives or others designated by them.

Mr. Callaghan:

I examined this matter on a previous occasion when a similar article was published but conclude with regret that the issues cannot suitably be dealt with by legislation.