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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Liam Byrne generally voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions
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On 17 Jul 2013:
Liam Byrne 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:
Liam Byrne was absent for a vote on Civil Procedure Rules — Closed Material Proceedings
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On 7 Mar 2013:
Liam Byrne was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading
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On 4 Mar 2013:
Liam Byrne voted 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:
Liam Byrne voted to only allow the closed material procedure for using national security sensitive information in court to to 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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On 4 Mar 2013:
Liam Byrne voted to allow the disclosure of material if the court considers disclosure the degree of damage to the interests of national security would be outweighed by the interests of justice.
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On 18 Dec 2012:
Liam Byrne was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading
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