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Session 2007-08 House of Lords Publications on the internet House of Commons Publications on the internet Joint Committee On Human Rights Publications

Joint Committee On Human Rights - Ninth Report Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 30 January 2008. Contents Terms of Reference Summary 1  Introduction 2  Pre-charge detention Background Compatibility with the right to liberty 3  Post-charge Questioning The provision in the Bill The range of views about post-charge questioning The need for adequate and effective safeguards 4  Control Orders and Special Advocates Introduction Special advocates and the right to a fair hearing The House of Lords judgment in MB The fairness of the special advocate regime Amendments to the control orders regime to make hearings fair 5  The Threshold Test for Charging Introduction Independent safeguards Statutory authority for lowering charging threshold The threshold test for charging: conclusion 6  Intercept Conclusions and recommendations Formal Minutes List of Witnesses List of Written Evidence Reports from the Joint Committee on Human Rights in this Parliament List of Oral Evidence Monday 17 December 2007 Written Evidence

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