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1. Parliament has issued a Briefing note for MPs w/r/t the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill (CHIS Bill) which is available as a PDF from here: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9012/CBP-9012.pdf.">https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents...
2. The introduction contains the following:
3. Re Point 1: that is no safeguard, given the government& #39;s desire to do away with the Human Rights Act (and, arguably, to ignore rulings from the European Court of Human Rights in future as a consequence). This is not a viable means of oversight under the current Administration.
4. Re Point 2 : if there is no, or no viable, safeguard under HRA/ECHR, an authority is able to authorise any form of criminality it sees fit. There is no judicial oversight as to whether the authorisation is proportionate.
5. Re point 3: There will be no redress through the courts unless a crime is committed by an "intelligence source" that was not authorised.
6. CHIS also authorises crimes committed by children if they are "intelligence sources". Yes, children. (But they won& #39;t use children to spy on their parents. Yet.)
7. When would CHIS apply? In the following scenarios:
8. Note the point "for another purpose specified in an order......."
What is affirmative resolution? A Minister makes an Order by presenting a draft which is passed by both Houses by Resolution There& #39;s room for short debate, but there& #39;s no process for amendments like a Bill.
What is affirmative resolution? A Minister makes an Order by presenting a draft which is passed by both Houses by Resolution There& #39;s room for short debate, but there& #39;s no process for amendments like a Bill.
9. Who are the authorities which can authorise criminal activity under CHIS?:
10. The CHIS Bill effectively amends existing legislation and expands it to legalise criminal behaviour by government employees. Why should Labour vote down this Bill?
Well, isn& #39;t that blindingly obvious?
Well, isn& #39;t that blindingly obvious?
