Without coming to a final view on the prime minister's additional ground, the collective self-defence of Iraq is, in my view, a sufficient legal basis for the action he proposes.
In words that may be seized on by Ms Jowell's critics, Sir Gus makes it clear that it is the PM, not him, who takes a final view on breaches of the code.
"Once the ISC has reported and the outcomes of the police investigations are clear, we will be able to take a final view on whether another inquiry is necessary to add any further information of value to future policy-making in this area," he writes.
Meanwhile the ICO has not yet given a final view on Streams' continued data processing — but it's still watching.
While there are different ways to read Maimonides' final view on providence, this Averroean view ought be treated as a serious possibility.
As France's lower house of parliament prepares to give its final view on a bill to legalise gay marriage, Mariko Oi reports on attitudes to homosexuality in Singapore, where there is is still a law against sex between men.
"Once the ISC [Intelligence and Security Committee] has reported and the outcomes of the police investigations are clear, we will be able to take a final view on whether another inquiry is necessary to add any further information of value to future policy-making in this area," he said in a letter to Reprieve. .
But the SCMC has not taken a final view on this.
The main pitfall is that the final view is based on general beliefs rather than on actual client information.
According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Boardd, the episode received final viewing figures of 0.93 million on BBC Three, and 5.63 million on BBC One; together they add up to 6.56 million.
