House of Commons - Home Affairs Committee

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Home Affairs Committee - Minutes of Evidence [Back to Report]
Police and the Media

Here you can browse the Minutes of Evidence which were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 December 2009.

Oral evidenceTaken before the Home Affairs Committee
on Tuesday 4 November 2008

Members present:

Keith Vaz, in the Chair Patrick Mercer

Ms Karen Buck Gwyn Prosser

Mr James Clappison Bob Russell

Mrs Anne Cryer Martin Salter

David T C Davies Mr Gary Streeter

Mrs Janet Dean Mr David Winnick

CONTENTS
Witness: Ms Shami Chakrabarti, Director, Liberty.
Question Numbers
1-15
Witness: Professor Jon Silverman, freelance journalist and Professor in Media and Criminal Justice, University of Bedfordshire, gave evidence.
Question Numbers
16-19
20-34
Witnesses: Deputy Chief Constable Phil Gormley, West Midlands Police, and Deputy Chief Constable Andy Trotter, Chair, ACPO Media Advisory Group, gave evidence.
Question Numbers
35-39
40-59
60-79
80-82



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