Security Sensitive Evidence in Courts
There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be a mechanism for material deemed national security sensitive to be made available to a civil court and a special advocate but not parties to the case. The mechanism is called the "closed material procedure".
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Edward Davey generally voted for allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions
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On 17 Jul 2013:
Edward Davey was absent for a vote on The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 — Closed Material Proceedure
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On 17 Jul 2013:
Edward Davey was absent for a vote on Civil Procedure Rules — Closed Material Proceedings
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On 7 Mar 2013:
Edward Davey was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Edward Davey voted t to to permit closed material proceedings only if a fair determination of the case would not be possible by other means.
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Edward Davey voted to prevent the disclosure of material if the court considers disclosure would be damaging to the interests of national security, even if that damage would be outweighed by the interests of justice.
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On 18 Dec 2012:
Edward Davey voted to allow material deemed national security-sensitive to be made available to a civil court and a special advocate but not parties to the case; to strengthen oversight of intelligence and security activities in Government; and to permit intercept evidence in closed proceedings in employment cases before tribunals.
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Edward Davey voted against allowing the closed material procedure for using national security sensitive information in court to only be used where the degree of harm to national security caused by disclosure would be likely to outweigh the public interest in fair and open justice.
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