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HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his intervention. Again, I intend to draw out this point during my contribution in the House this evening. He rightly highlights the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI have been pretty clear about the way this Bill operates and the manner in which agencies and the different bodies that can be authorised are able to act. Clearly, I cannot bind…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am happy to respond to that point specifically. We are not suggesting that there is routine testing of suspected CHIS in all criminal groups, but there is evidence that this…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI have drawn out the separate regime that operates in relation to the authorisation of, for example, undercover officers, as well as the tight remit, the ambit and some of the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillObviously, there is the specific reference on the face of the Bill that I have alluded to, and therefore there is that requirement. As the right hon. Lady will know what the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe right hon. Lady makes an important point about training and about ensuring that the high standards necessary here are applied. I would say to her that, equally, such focus…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillYes, and I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for making that point. With his experience as a former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, he knows the importance of these…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI will give way to the hon. Lady, who has been very patient.05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI will give way one last time and then make further progress.05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am very conscious that I am now eating into the time of others who may wish to speak, so I will perhaps make some more progress, and we will see where we get to. The…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI can certainly say that there are clearly ongoing inquiries in relation to this important and sensitive issue. I have highlighted the lack of any retrospection, and I point the…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is drawing me on to talk about some of those wider bodies. I will address that later in my speech, but I point out that the FSA is required to deal with…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI have responded to the latter point on the judgment that we have made in relation to this regime and how we believe that deep retrospective oversight is the right approach. This…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillObviously, we will have continued debate during the passage of the Bill. I believe that it provides strong oversight and governance, but I will continue to reflect. Judicial…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI will, for one final time, then I will wrap up.05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy hon. Friend highlights one particular aspect of the role of the Ministry of Defence. It is difficult to go into detail, but one further example I would give is that it might be…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI appreciate the contribution that my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Justice Committee, is making and perhaps we can continue this conversation. I point him to the issues of…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillOn that note, I give way to the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee.05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI will come on to that issue—this is why, although I wanted to give way to many Members, I wanted at the same time to make progress with my speech. I will not go into the limits…05 Oct 2020HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that point. The issue of specifici—I cannot even say it; I shall settle for saying the specific authorisations that are granted. They are…05 Oct 2020