Member

Amendment 470, in my name and those of the noble Baronesses, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer and Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, would replace the golden ticket of complete advanced immunity from civil or criminal suit with a public interest defence, as long as a CHIS acted within an authorisation and, crucially, not as an agent provocateur. It would thus be a more proportionate form of protection for genuinely brave and ethical public servants, but would provide some safeguards against those who abuse their power and privilege.