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HOME OFFICE,
WHITEHALL,
S.W.1.
19th September, 1969.
Dear grattan- Bellew,
Thank you for your letter of yesterday about the
proposed Hong Kong legislation.
The Criminal Law Revision Committee, who are reviewing
the law of criminal evidence, do propose to recommend that
the right of the accused to make an unsworn statement (as
distinct from his right, if unrepresented, to address the
court in his defence) should be abolished. Last year they
circularized the legal profession about the recommendations
which they were considering making on this and other matters,
and most of those circularized agreed with the proposal. I
have no doubt that the committee will recommend accordingly,
though of course nothing is certain till they report (which
I very much hope will be within a year).
The committee's competence is limited to the law of
England and Wales.
It does seem to me curious to abolish the right in
respect of certain offences only.
-RECEIVED IN
h.5། (2 OCT 1969
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your sincerely,
G.V. Hart
Sir Arthur Grattan-Bellew, C.M.G., Foreign and Commonwealth Office, S.W.1.
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