New Clause 2 - Provision of reasons not to institute or continue proceedings
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill
Public Bill Committees, 5 February 2002, 12:00 pm
'(1) Where the Director decides not to institute proceedings against a person or discontinues such proceedings he shall provide the Attorney General with reasons for his decision.
(2) The Attorney General shall, if requested by a person properly connected to the matter, provide a copy of those reasons to that person unless to do so would be against the interests of justice or the public interest.'.—[Mr. Mallon.]
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill:—
The Committee divided: Ayes 3, Noes 13.
Division number 12 - 3 yes, 13 no
Voting yes: Crispin Blunt, Patsy Calton, Seamus Mallon
Voting no: Candy Atherton, Des Browne, Jim Dobbin, Patrick Hall, Lady Hermon, David Heyes, Peter Kilfoyle, Shona McIsaac, Tony McWalter, Gillian Merron, Chris Mole, Graham Stringer, Shaun Woodward