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01 July 1994

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Attempts to amend the Criminal Justice Bill to give criminal suspects the right to consult a solicitor and to have interrogations tape-recorded before inferences could be drawn from silence were defeated in the House of Lords. Tory peers, including senior and retired lawyers and judges, showed concern when Home Office Minister Earl Ferrers said he saw no reason why silence "should not be treated in the same way as a confession".

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