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Lords division · 13 Jan 2021 · No. 2

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill

Lord Paddick moved amendment 17, page 3, line 2, at end to insert—“(8A) Where a criminal conduct authorisation has been granted, the covert human intelligence source so authorised cannot be deployed unless the conditions under subsection (8B) have been fulfilled.(8B) The conditions are that—(a) notification has been given to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner of—(i) the purpose and extent of the deployment, and(ii) the type of criminal activity it is anticipated the covert human intelligence source would participate in, and(b) the Commissioner has considered the likely operational dividend against the likely intrusive effects, including the potential for collateral damage or injury, and has approved the deployment.(8C) In the event of urgency, prior approval is not required but notification must be given to the Investigatory Powers Commissioner as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event not later than seven days after the deployment.(8D) A notification under subsection (8B) or (8C) must be given in writing or transmitted by electronic means.”The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 24

Contents: 259 Not Contents: 283

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 24 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 134
Liberal Democrat 77
Crossbench 29
Non-affiliated 16
Green Party 2
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 202
Crossbench 52
Non-affiliated 17
Democratic Unionist Party 5
Labour 4
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Lord Speaker 1

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Every vote

Contents (259)

Not Contents (283)

Source: the official Lords division record.