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Stephen Pollard

ByStephen Pollard, Stephen Pollard

Opinion

More on 42

June 11, 2008 24:00
1 min read

Hmmm. Frank Dobson is against 42 days. (He was on the Today programme mouthing off). I guess that points to it being a sensible, sagacious, important measure.

And now this:

The government is expected to offer a last-minute compensation deal to help push the 42-day detention plan through. Under this, any suspect held for more than 28 days and later not charged could receive £3,000 for each extra day in custody, the BBC has learned.