Source · Select Committees · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Recommendation 7
7
Paragraph: 46
We cannot see any justification for introducing a statutory presumption against prosecution in cases where...
Conclusion
We cannot see any justification for introducing a statutory presumption against prosecution in cases where the Service Prosecuting Authority considers that there is sufficient evidence that a member of the Armed Forces committed an offence and has already decided that it is in the public interest to bring a prosecution. For these reasons we consider that clauses 1–7 should be deleted.
Paragraph Reference:
46
Government Response
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