Amendment summary
Lord Pannick moved amendment 3, in clause 25, page 36, line 37, to leave out subsection (2) and insert: “(2) In deciding whether a decision-maker had, or appeared to have had, a closed mind to any extent when making the decision: (a) the relevant time at which that issue is to be assessed is when the decision of the relevant authority was formally taken; (b) an earlier statement or conduct by the decision-maker that amounts to predisposition is irrelevant; and (c) an earlier statement or conduct by the decision-maker that amounts to predetermination shall be taken into account and given such weight as is appropriate in the circumstances of the case.”