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Extradition: Human Rights

Volume 684: debated on Monday 24 July 2006

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, by virtue of Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by the Extradition Act 2003 must be exercised in a way that is compatible with the convention rights.[HL7028]

The Minister of State, Home Office
(Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

The Secretary of State, as a public authority, is bound by provisions of Section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and is forbidden from acting in a way that is incompatible with convention rights.