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Written Question
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Wednesday 29th June 2016

Asked by: Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in September 2012 that police records in England and Wales should come under the Public Records Acts 1958 and 1967; and whether they intend to implement that recommendation through the current Policing and Crime Bill.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

The Government is considering the options for achieving greater transparency and accessibility of police records in England and Wales, including whether to extend the Public Records Act 1958 to include police records.

No decision about implementation has been taken at this time, while careful consideration is given to potential administrative and cost burdens.

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Investigatory Powers Bill

"My Lords, I declare my membership of the Royal United Services Institute’s independent surveillance review, whose report A Democratic Licence to Operate was published last year. Open societies possess huge, enduring and, we hope, ultimately prevailing advantages over closed ones, yet open societies throw up special torments of their own—what …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 28 Jan 2015
Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

"My Lords, I shall say a few short words in support of this group of amendments. I pay tribute to the Minister for the courtesy and care that he has brought to the conversations and for the correspondence that he has shared with several of your Lordships.

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 Jan 2015
Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill

"My Lords, I declare my membership of the Royal United Services Institute’s independent surveillance review. I share the threat and risk assessments that are the motive power behind the Bill, and I share the natural and, perhaps, instinctive regret of many who live in an open society such as ours …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 21 Jan 2013
Intelligence and Security Committee: Annual Report 2011-12

"My Lords, I add my thanks to the intelligence community for keeping us safe throughout our stellar Olympic summer. As a historian, I hope the Cabinet Office has commissioned an internal study of how it was done, for two reasons: first, to serve as what Whitehall used to call in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 05 Oct 2011
Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill

"My Lords, when an open society such as ours finds itself confronted by a vivid, immediate and largely unanticipated threat, as we experienced a decade ago in the tense days following 9/11, part of the response has to be shaped by the need to do a deal with ourselves. If …..."
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