Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 February 1981.

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Photo of Mr William Whitelaw Mr William Whitelaw , Penrith and The Border 12:00, 5 February 1981

The first point illustrates the importance of achieving a balance. There will be those who believe that some increase in police powers under proper safeguards is right if we are to be successful in protecting our citizens against sophisticated crime. There will be others who think that these powers go too far. Those are the arguments which we must all follow. On the second point, I cannot give an assurance that I will pluck one part out of the report. First, we must look at the report as a whole. We may decide to bring out some parts of it later.