Various types of communication are considered protected under UK law:
- Doctor/Patient
- Client/Lawyer
- Confessor/Priest
It seems logical to me that constituents should be free to communicate with their MPs without fear of that communication becoming public or being handed to any third party, such as the police (with the exception of abusive communications).
Does such a provision exist in law, or is the confidentiality of MPs communications simply rely upon convention?
I'd also be interested to know if the law is different for MPs, MSPs and SMs.