Police and Criminal Evidence Bill

HC Deb 03 November 1983 vol 47 c420W

27. Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further consultations he intends to have before introducing the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill.

Mr. Hurd

Before reintroducing the Bill my right hon. and learned Friend carefully reviewed its provisions in order to secure the best possible balance between the interests of the community and the rights of the individual suspected of crime. As part of that process we had discussions and correspondence with several interested individuals and bodies. These included, as well as the police representative bodies, the Law Society, the General Medical Council, the British Medical Association, the Media Law Group, the British Guild of Newspaper Editors, the National Council for Civil Liberties and the Community/Police Consultative Group for Lambeth.