§ Lord Burtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the judgment delivered at Cambridge Crown Court on 11 September 1997, and all other papers and documents submitted to the court, in case A970014, the appeal of Reginald Buckland v. The Chief Constable of Cambridgebefore His Honour Judge Haworth heard on 15 August 1997 against the refusal of the Chief Constable to vary the conditions of a firearms certificate, and in particular all other papers, documents, disclosures and submissions which Mr. Robert Gardiner, Clerk to the Court, has failed to provide upon request by Lord Burton.
§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)The Question concerns a matter which has been assigned to the Court Service under the terms of its Framework Document. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive to respond.
Letter to Lord Burton from the Chief Executive of the Court Service, Mr. M. D. Huebner, dated 28 October 1997.
RELEASE OF COURT DOCUMENTS
The Lord Chancellor has asked me to reply to your Question about the release of papers and documents submitted to the court in the case of -Reginald Buckland v. The Chief Constable of Cambridge.
A copy of the judgment was placed in the Library of the House on 7 October. As the remaining documents are the property of the party who tiled them, there is no obligation or authority for the court to disclose them. With Mr. Buckland's consent, copies of correspondence between himself and the respondent were provided to you on 15 October, and will today be placed in the Library.