Coroners and Justice Bill — Remove powers of Lord Chancellor to Suspend a Coroner's Inquest — rejected — 11 Nov 2009 at 17:31
The majority Not-Contents rejected an amendment[1] to the Coroners and Justice Bill. This amendment would have removed the powers given to the Lord Chancellor (a government minister), under this Bill, to suspend a coroner's inquest. However, it was defeated.
The main provisions of the Coroners and Justice Bill were to[2]:
- Allow secret inquests although the Lord Chief Justice can veto requests for private inquests and decide who the judge is
- Prevent criminals from profiting from publications about their crimes
- Allow courts to grant anonymity to vulnerable or intimidated witnesses as long as this still ensured a fair trial
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- [1] Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, 11 November 2009, House of Lords
- [2] Wikipedia entry, Retrieved on 2010-02-07
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