UK ministers have dropped plans that would allow ministers to remove juries and the public from hearings on national security grounds.
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Ministers shelve secret inquest plans
UK ministers have dropped plans that would allow ministers to remove juries and the public from hearings on national security grounds. Read more here
14 Oct 08
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