Proceeding contribution from Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 14 March 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Serious Crime Bill [HL].

Serious Crime Bill [HL]

moved AmendmentNo. 67: 67: Clause 9, page 7, line 2, leave out subsections (1) to (3) The noble Lord said: We were promised by the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, that the debate on the next set of amendments would be long. However, although the point looks extremely complicated, it is in fact very simple. It may have occurred to the Government that we are rather opposed to the idea of these serious crime prevention orders, especially when they are imposed by the High Court in the circumstances set out in the Bill. I have decided that I am not going to use the words ““house arrest”” any more, because the noble Baroness has—

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 690 c790-1
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Criminal proceedings Crime prevention Crime Charities Companies Crown Prosecution Service Firearms Environment Exemptions Insolvency Pollution Property Mental health Poaching Registration Serious Fraud Office Robbery Serious Organised Crime Agency Angling High Court Northern Ireland Department of the Director of Public Prosecutions Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office Serious crime prevention orders
Legislation: Serious Crime Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Serious Crime Bill [HL]

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