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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 7 February 2013

Consideration of Bill

Justice and Security Bill, As Amended

Caroline Lucas

1

Page  4,  line  29,  leave out Clause 6.

Caroline Lucas

2

Page  6,  line  25,  leave out Clause 7.

Caroline Lucas

3

Page  7,  line  4,  leave out Clause 8.

Caroline Lucas

4

Page  8,  line  1,  leave out Clause 9.

Caroline Lucas

5

Page  8,  line  25,  leave out Clause 10.

Caroline Lucas

6

Page  8,  line  30,  leave out Clause 11.

Caroline Lucas

7

Page  9,  line  16,  leave out Clause 12.

Investigation by the ISC of individual complaints

Caroline Lucas

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

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‘Where a plausible claim has been made by or on behalf of an individual to the

ISC that the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service or the Government

Communications Headquarters has disseminated any information to any recipient

concerning any person that appears to be—

(a)
materially false; and

(b)
harmful to the person defamed,

the ISC shall fully and expeditiously investigate the claim and, where the claim

appears to be well founded, shall ensure that the misinformation is expeditiously

corrected.’.

Proceedings in which section 6 proceedings are not applicable

Caroline Lucas

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 6 proceedings will not be applicable in proceedings where the outcome

could result in, contribute to, or impede efforts to challenge the—

(a)
imprisonment; or

(b)
continued detention


of a party, whether in the UK or overseas.

(2)
Section 6 proceedings will not be applicable in proceedings—

(a)
relating to conduct which may amount to commission of the following

domestic and international wrongs—

(i)
genocide;

(ii)
murder;

(iii)
torture;

(iv)
slavery;

(v)
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;

(vi)
child abuse; or

(vii)
other matters that the court regards as breaches of the Geneva

Conventions.

(b)
where there is a real risk that non-disclosure of that material or

information may result in the wrongful imprisonment of an individual in

the UK or overseas or the death of an individual overseas.’.

Information and material exempt from prohibition or disclosure

Caroline Lucas

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Nothing in this Act shall prevent a court ordering the disclosure of any material

or information—

(a)
relating to conduct which may amount to commission of the following

domestic and international wrongs—

(i)
genocide;

(ii)
murder;

(iii)
torture;

(iv)
slavery;

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(v)
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment;

(vi)
child abuse; or

(vii)
other matters that the court regards as breaches of the Geneva

Conventions;

(b)
where there is a real risk that non-disclosure of that material or

information may result in the wrongful imprisonment of an individual in

the UK or overseas or the death of an individual overseas.

(2)
Nothing in this Act shall prevent a court from ordering the disclosure of material

or information to a party, under suitable terms protecting the sensitivity of

information, where the information could result in, contribute to, or impede

efforts to challenge the—

(a)
imprisonment; or

(b)
continued detention


of a party, whether in the UK or overseas.’.



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