Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Debate
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Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall ExcerptsMonday 25th October 2021
(2 years, 6 months ago)
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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall) (Lab)
May I remind the Committee that the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is participating remotely? I apologise if I interrupted somebody who wanted to speak.
Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab)
Forgive me, but before the Minister sits down, can I ask her to reflect and, if she wants to come back, to address the issue of who decides? I am very grateful for her assurance about intention and that there is no attempt to go further than classical practice has gone, which is a public interest exception to general patient confidentiality. But if, for example, under the new provisions, there were to be a dispute between, say, the police and the relevant health authority and/or the relevant health authority and the individual practitioner, who would decide? That is of course crucial in relation to patient-doctor trust.