New RIPA ammendment(s) probably coming in "autumn"

[Richard Clayton]

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In article <3D44E446.5D56@dmed.demon.co.uk>, Peter Mitchell
<pete@dmed.demon.co.uk> writes

>Roland Perry wrote:
>> 
>> Given that RIPA was introduced to satisfy the Human Rights Act, 
>
>So now RIPA was introduced to satisfy the Human Rights Act!

yes indeed - and if you go back to the June 1999 consultation you'll
find significant mention of it (and indeed quotes of relative parts)

If this is coming as a surprise to you, then you probably need to do a
little more homework before commenting :-(

In particular, Part II (which we hardly speak of here) codified standard
policing actions and it was essential that this was in force before the
HRA came into effect in October 2000.

>I am getting that strange feeling, so common under a Blair government,
>that history is being rewritten in front of me. 

Well, http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/oicd/interint.htm appears to have the
same content as when I last looked at it - perhaps you could indicate
the changes ?

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richard                                              Richard Clayton

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.         Benjamin Franklin

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