Counter-Terrorism Bill
1:00 pm
Lord Carlile: National security has been protected behind closed doors for centuries. Spy trials take place in camera. The control orders cases involve special advocates. Under whatever new inquest procedure we have, the coroner, whoever he or she is, will have to produce a detailed written judgment. Like the control orders cases, it may turn into two judgments: a closed judgment and an open judgment. The open judgment is issued to the public, but there must be enough reasoning to satisfy the proper requirements of transparency.