§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the compatibility of his plans for new legal powers for the detention of people with dangerous personality disorders with the European Convention on Human Rights. [88626]
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§ Mr. StrawThe Government fully recognise the need for the arrangements for the detention and management of dangerous severely personality-disordered people to be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. This need has been taken into consideration in the work which has been done so far. There will be a process of consultation before final decisions are taken about the precise legal framework and about the facilities within which people will be detained. As the hon. Member is aware, Section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1998 requires second reading of the Bill as to the compatibility of the provisions with the Convention rights.