§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 19 March (WA 127), whether they will disclose the subject matter, but not the content, of those sections of the Operational Enforcement Manual of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate whose disclosure would prejudice the effective enforcement of immigration controls or other statutory provisions and where the public interest does not outweigh the harm likely to arise from disclosure. [HL1395]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThe Operational Enforcement Manual is presently being revised with a view to publication on the Immigration and Nationality Directorate website (www.ind.homeoffice.uk) in due course.
As part of this revision, consideration is being given as to whether the disclosure of certain sections would prejudice the effective enforcement of immigration 88WA controls or other statutory provisions and where the public interest does not outweigh the harm likely to arise from dislosure. Once it is decided which sections should not be disclosed, the same considerations will also apply in due course when considering whether the subject matter of those sections can be disclosed.