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Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 32: 32: Schedule 7 , page 141, line 37, leave out ““, or without cause”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, Amendment No. 32 relates to paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 7. This paragraph deals with the term of office of appointed members of the council. Sub-paragraph (5) states: "““The Lord Chancellor may remove a person appointed under paragraph 1(2) on the ground of inability or misbehaviour, or without cause””." The amendment would expunge ““or without cause””. As we said in Committee, this expression is too vague and too ill defined to appear in the Bill. It is also too unfair. In those circumstances, we seek the House’s approval to change the sub-paragraph in the way that the amendment suggests. I see that the Minister is both nodding and smiling. I have good reason to hope in those circumstances that the Government will approve. I beg to move.