United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 48932
Criminal Proceedings: Disclosure of Information
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19 May 2020
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2 June 2020 · Answer
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2 June 2020
Summary
To ask the Attorney General, whether the oral contribution of the Solicitor General of 22 May 2019, Official Report, column 370 WH, on there being no corresponding legal duty on the defence to disclose information that is harmful to its case was a referen
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19 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Attorney General, whether the oral contribution of the Solicitor General of 22 May 2019, Official Report, column 370 WH, on there being no corresponding legal duty on the defence to disclose information that is harmful to its case was a referen
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2 June 2020
Answer
There is no duty on the defence to disclose any material or information that may undermine their case in the criminal justice system, including in relation to any application they may make. This is consistent with the fundamental principle that it is for ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-19/48932
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1197129
- uk · wq-1197129 · source updated 2 June 2020