The former Lib Dem leader will review how the Commons authorities deal with search requests from the police.

The cross-party panel also includes former home secretaries David Blunkett and Michael Howard and ex-foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind.

Commons leader Harriet Harman, who has set up the panel, will ask MPs to approve its terms of reference.

Mr Green was arrested last year as part of an inquiry over Home Office leaks. He always maintained his innocence and was told in April that he would not face charges.

Civil servant Christopher Galley, who passed on the information was also arrested but was declared innocent by the police but has since been sacked from his job at the Home Office.  He declares that he acted in the public interest.

The panel will also include Liberal Democrat MP Sir Alan Beith and Labour MPs Ann Coffey, Doug Henderson and Patricia Hewitt.

Published on July 10th, 2009 by chris