Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am not in a position to give a precise answer to that, but I recollect that recently there was a case where some form of intercept material was put into court and the judge decided that all the material, not simply the extract that was relevant, had to be transcribed and be part of the court’s evidence. I am merely postulating what might happen if the current restrictions were lifted. The words of the intercept commissioner should be listened to carefully, because he is also an eminent lawyer. We would open a Pandora’s box.