On 11th January 2021, the House of Lords debated the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which a Bishop took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Durham took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Chakrabarti, ” for the purposes of removing the total criminal and civil immunity for undercover agents authorised under this measure and would replace that with public interest defences and public interest consideration.” Hansard
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 153 / Not Content: 309
The Bishop of Durham voted Not Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Durham took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Dubs which would “impose a requirement for prior judicial approval of criminal conduct authorisations, with some provision for urgent cases.” Hansard
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 278 / Not Content: 283
The Bishop of Durham voted Content.
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