HC Deb 28 March 1968 vol 761 c310W
51. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to ensure that on application for a warrant the magistrate is given the precise source of the information on which the warrant is claimed, that the warrant if granted contains the name of the police officer swearing the information submitted, and that a copy of the warrant is given to the person to be searched.

Mr. Callaghan

It is for the magistrate to satisfy himself on the information sworn before him whether a warrant should be issued. A warrant includes the name of the person swearing the information and is always shown to the person in charge of the premises to be searched.