Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 April 2001.
Mr John Burnett
Liberal Democrat, Torridge and West Devon
12:00,
5 April 2001
Does the Solicitor-General agree that the pernicious consequences of plea bargaining include innocent people pleading guilty to offences that they did not commit and the guilty getting off far too lightly? Does he agree that plea bargaining is contrary to the spirit, if not the letter, of the Human Rights Act? What instructions on plea bargaining does he give the Crown Prosecution Service?