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However, I am absolutely not saying that this is all too difficult. On the contrary, we must find a solution; I am determined that we will. The Government’s preferred solution is that we do this by way of procedural reform, and what we propose is this: the Lord Chancellor will invite the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee to develop rules of court that will introduce procedural safeguards and ensure enhanced disclosure in cases where the introduction of computer-generated evidence could be determinative of an issue in the case. This would allow safeguards to be strengthened where computer evidence was genuinely determinative, but without creating a rigid statutory regime that risks unintended consequences in cases where the evidence is basically routine and not of concern.