Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:02 pm on 5 October 2020.

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Photo of John Hayes John Hayes Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings 6:02, 5 October 2020

The point surely is that as well as proportionality and necessity, the Bill is particular about specificity, so that those matters that lie outside the specific permission can be challenged in court and can indeed lead to prosecutions. That specificity is at the heart of this measure.