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From: Paula Vennells I
on behalf of — Paula Vennell:
Sent: 09/06/2012 0:
To: Alice Perkins‘. _
cc: Susan Crichton [ GRO i]; Alwen Lyons }
Subject: Re: 2nd Sight TOR -
Alice, if Susan doesn't get back to you, I'm around so call me on the mobile. I wasn't party to this part
of the discussion as it was when I was in the Eagle meeting. But we can talk and I can pick up with Susan
on Monday.
Call when it suits. Paula
sent from my iPad
On 9 Jun 2012, at 09:36, “Alice Perkins” wrote:
> Following a conversation with Alwen yesterday, and given that I am away now for a few days, I thought I
should let you know before I went where I stand on which cases should be in or out of this review.
> I have given this more thought since yesterday.
> I am clear that we should include ALL the MPs' cases, irrespective of whether they have been decided in
Court. If we try to draw a distinction here we will be accused of picking cases to suit ourselves and
being vulnerable on the ones we omit. We'll have a row about that instead of moving the issue on.
> On reflection, I don't buy the argument that we would somehow undermine the Court process by doing
this. There are plenty of ways in which people go over ground which has been settled in Court and if
there weren't, no-one would ever be able to get a conviction overturned. And if (which we don't believe)
there were new evidence in a case which had been decided, we would want to do, and be seen to do, the
right thing by that.
> So I stick by the ToR as drafted yesterday on this important point.
> Where I think there may be an issue is the line between Shoesmith's cases which have been declared to
us and those (many more) which they have merely hinted at. I suggest the way to deal with those may be by
time, ie we'll include those we know about as of Monday week but not those which come after. As we said
at our meeting, it would be open to the independent reviewers to say in their findings that they think we
should extend the review.
> I_am sorry to be bothering you with this on a Saturday but time is against us, especially as Paula is
seeing James Arbuthnot on Monday afternoon and I feel very strongly about this.
> I am around this morning packing etc if you want to talk to me and of course, if necessary, you can
raise me while I'm away.
> Thank you
> Alice
>
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