§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps have been taken to secure compliance in English Law with the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 28 October 1998 in the case of Osman v. United Kingdom that the automatic exclusionary common law rule protecting the police from negligence actions is disproportionate and in breach of Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights. [HL2994]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe judgment has been widely publicised in the national and legal press and the Home Office has written to all chief officers of police drawing their attention to it. In the Government's view, no further action is necessary to ensure compliance.