s.77 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 was initially to contain a provision which reflected Mr Thomas’ recommendation. The quid pro quo was a strengthening of the public interest defence (see s.78

on Mr Thomas’ account

introducing a new provision into s.55 of the DPA) which would have changed the test from being objective to subjective. However

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