Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 15 — 13 Jan 2021 at 17:45
Moved by Baroness Massey of Darwen
15: Clause 1, page 3, line 2, at end insert-“(8A) A criminal conduct authorisation may not authorise any criminal conduct-(a) intentionally causing death or grievous bodily harm to an individual or being reckless as to whether such harm is caused;(b) involving an attempt in any manner to obstruct or pervert the course of justice;(c) amounting to an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 or any offence listed in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003;(d) subjecting an individual to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, within the meaning of Article 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Human Rights Act 1998; or(e) depriving a person of their liberty, within the meaning of Article 5 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Human Rights Act 1998.”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment establishes a prohibition on the authorisation of serious criminal offences, in similar terms to that appearing in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act 1985.
Ayes 299, Noes 284.
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