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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2015-09-08more like thismore than 2015-09-08
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Rights of Accused more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of the current United Kingdom law with the European Union Directives on the right to information in criminal proceedings, and on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Coussins more like this
uin HL2090 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-22more like thismore than 2015-09-22
answer text <p /> <p>The UK Government opted into these Directives, on 22 October 2010 and on 8 March 2010 respectively, and in transposing them into domestic law undertook careful analysis of the state of the existing law and whether any new measures were required to ensure compliance. As a result of this assessment, in England and Wales transposition included several new legislative measures, subsequently approved by Parliament, and the Devolved Administrations made similar arrangements. A full transposition table was provided to the European Commission as is normal practice. As with all Directives, the Government keeps compliance under review.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Faulks more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-22T09:41:30.277Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-22T09:41:30.277Z
answering member
4183
label Biography information for Lord Faulks more like this
tabling member
3829
label Biography information for Baroness Coussins remove filter