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  Counter-Terrorism Bill - Inquests without a jury in England and Wales - rejected
  
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  The majority No voters voted against an amendment[1] to the [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmbills/100/08100.i-v.html#top Counter-Terrorism Bill]. The amendment would have deleted [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmbills/100/08100.44-50.html#cor1 clause 65] from the Bill which enables the Secretary of State to order a [http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/WhatToDoAfterADeath/DG_066713 coroner's inquest] to take place without a jury. However, it was defeated.
  
  This vote applied only to England and Wales.  A separate clause in the bill dealt with Northern Ireland, the position there was unaffected by this vote. 
  
  The main aims of the Counter-Terrorism Bill were to[2]:
  
  * Allow longer terrorism sentences
  * Change some of the rules around intercept evidence
  * Allow the assets of convicted terrorists to be seized
  * Allow greater use of DNA samples and enable the police to take the fingerprints or DNA from those subject to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_order control orders]
  
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  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2008-06-10b.238.1 Andrew Dismore MP], House of Commons, 10 June 2008
  * [2] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Terrorism_Act_2008 Wikipedia entry], Retrieved on 2010-02-07
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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