Lord Carlile
Lord Carlile
Alexander Charles Carlile, Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC FRSAis a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. He has been described as one of Britain's top legal experts...
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A more searching system is required to reflect the seriousness of the state holding someone in high-security custody without charge for as long as three months, ... I question whether what is proposed in the bill would be proof to challenge under the Human Rights Act given the length of extended detention envisaged.
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I think a much tighter system of control is required, though I do think that fairly lengthy detention is justified in a very small number of cases by evidence.