25 July 2007
The Prime Minister has today announced the review of Intercept as Evidence.
Read the statement
I am today announcing the Review of Intercept as Evidence to advise the Government on whether a regime to allow the use of intercepted material in court can be devised that facilitates bringing cases to trial while meeting the overriding imperative to safeguard national security.
The Review will be conducted by the Rt. Hon the Lord Archer of Sandwell, the Rt. Hon the Lord Hurd of Westwell, the Rt. Hon Alan Beith MP and the Rt. Hon Sir John Chilcot, who will also act as the Chair. It will consider:
- the benefits that might reasonably be expected to result from such use (in terms, for example, of increases in the number of successful prosecutions in serious organised crime and terrorism cases);
- the risks, including from exposure of interception capabilities and techniques;
- the resource implications of any change in the law;
- the implications of new communications technology; and
- the experiences of other countries and their relevance to the UK.
I have invited the Review team, if possible, to report their conclusions by the start of the next Parliamentary session in November.
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