§ 16. Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any plans to bring forward proposals to prevent convictions based on uncorroborated confessions in police custody; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe use of uncorroborated confession evidence is within the remit of the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, as I announced to the House on 14 March. We shall consider what changes may be needed in the light of the commission's findings.