Security Sensitive Evidence in Courts

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether there should be a mechanism for material deemed national security sensitive to be made available to a civil court and a special advocate but not parties to the case. The mechanism is called the "closed material procedure".

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Analysis for Ann McKechin

Ann McKechin generally voted against (16% aligned) allowing national security sensitive evidence to be put before courts in secret sessions.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against (16% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Justice and Security Bill — Second Reading 2012-12-18 absent na agree na
Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Closed Material Proceedings Only If Fair Determination Not Possible By Other Means 2013-03-04 absent na against na
Justice and Security Bill — Clause 8 — Balance National Security vs Public Interest in Requests to Withhold Information From Parties in Civil Court Cases 2013-03-04 absent na against na
Justice and Security Bill — Third Reading 2013-03-07 absent na agree na
The Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 — Closed Material Proceedure 2013-07-17 no 100% agree not aligned
Civil Procedure Rules — Closed Material Proceedings 2013-07-17 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Justice and Security Bill — Clause 6 — Balance Interests of Justice With Harm to National Security — Closed Material Proceedings 2013-03-04 absent na against na