Secret inquest plans reintroduced

Secret inquest plans reintroduced

Ministers are reintroducing measures to hold some inquests in secret on national security grounds.

The new bill covering coroners, murder laws, witness protection and sentencing comes months after the secret inquest plans were dropped in Parliament.

The Ministry of Justice says the secret inquests will prevent sensitive intelligence material leaking.

When the idea was first introduced - in last year's Counter Terrorism Act - it faced widespread opposition.

The Coroners and Justice Bill is one of the largest pieces of legislation produced by the Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for law, the courts and penal system...

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Ministry of Justice wrote:

the secret inquests will prevent sensitive intelligence material leaking.

How? Like what?

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