Clause 98 - Admissibility of hearsay evidence
Criminal Justice Bill
9:10 am
Lady Lady Hermon (North Down, UUP)
I differ with the hon. Gentleman in his description of the formulation as a change in the mood music. Subsection (1)(d) is a serious departure from the principle that hearsay evidence is not acceptable. Paragraph (d) is so vague and wide that it should be removed. This is more than a change in the mood music: it is a huge and quite unacceptable departure.