European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (Hansard, 21 June 1999)

HC Deb 21 June 1999 vol 333 c266W 266W

§ Mr. Mullin
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture responded to his request for clarification regarding its report on the handling of deaths in police custody; and when he expects the reports to the published. [87343]

§ Kate Hoey
The President of the Committee replied on 8 March 1999 to a letter of 16 October 1998 from a Foreign Office official. We expect the report to be published if and when we have reached agreement with the Committee on the publication of material subject to legal professional privilege; and we are actively pursuing this.