Security Sensitive Evidence in Courts
There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be a mechanism for material deemed national security sensitive to be made available to a civil court and a special advocate but not parties to the case. The mechanism is called the "closed material procedure".
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Maria Eagle generally voted against allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions
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On 17 Gor 2013:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 — Closed Material Proceedure
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On 17 Gor 2013:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Civil Procedure Rules — Closed Material Proceedings
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On 7 Maw 2013:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading
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On 4 Maw 2013:
Maria Eagle wedi pleidleisio to permit closed material proceedings only if a fair determination of the case would not be possible by other means.
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On 4 Maw 2013:
Maria Eagle wedi pleidleisio to allow the disclosure of material if the court considers disclosure the degree of damage to the interests of national security would be outweighed by the interests of justice.
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On 18 Rha 2012:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading
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On 4 Maw 2013:
Maria Eagle wedi pleidleisio to only allow the closed material procedure for using national security sensitive information in court to to be used where the degree of harm to national security caused by disclosure would be likely to outweigh the public interest in fair and open justice.
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