Clause 62 - Cases that may be retried
Criminal Justice Bill
2:45 pm
Mr Hilary Benn (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Leeds Central, Labour)
The initiative is not the product of the question that the hon. Gentleman asked. We have considered how we shall apply the double jeopardy provisions to the circumstances that are covered by subsections (4) and (5).
In answer to the question about other jurisdictions, I am sure that those members who asked questions this morning will have, as I have done, refreshed their memories by looking at the Law Commission's consultation paper No. 156 on double jeopardy, which was published in 1999. That paper contained an extremely helpful summary.