Fifth Further Evidence submitted by the
Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC, Attorney General
Thank you for your letter of 15 March.
I am happy to confirm the following in relation
to the "cash for honours inquiry".
First, if I am consulted by the Crown Prosecution
Service on a prosecution, in the event of a decision not to prosecute
I will make public all the advice received from independent senior
counsel which relates to the decision not to prosecute. I say
"if I am consulted by the Crown Prosecution Service"
because it is of course possible that the Crown Prosecution will
reach decisions not to prosecute without needing to consult me
(as they did in relation to Mr Des Smith).
Secondly, I will consult opposition parties
in an attempt to secure prior agreement on which independent senior
counsel I will consult.
22 March 2007
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