Replacing a High Court judge's oversight of the assisted dying Bill with an expert panel will not send the process behind closed doors, the MP leading the law change has insisted.Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is expected to bring forward amendments for a so-called "judge plus" system, after hearing concerns during expert evidence sessions last month.

Replacing a High Court judge's oversight of the assisted dying Bill with an expert panel will not send the process behind closed doors, the MP leading the law change has insisted.Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is expected to bring forward amendments for a so-called "judge plus" system, after hearing concerns during expert evidence sessions last month.