Proceeding contribution from Lord Dholakia (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 21 March 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Serious Crime Bill [HL].

Serious Crime Bill [HL]

Like the noble Lord, Lord Henley, we were puzzled by the use of the word ““foreseeable””. We have never come across a situation where a court can determine whether something is foreseeable. I think we are talking about the type of powers that mean that we expect the courts to act as clairvoyants. Is that the reason? One problem is the use of words that do not seem to fit in. We agree with the noble Lord, Lord Henley, that ““reasonable”” would have more meaning in the clause, unless the Minister can convince us on the reason why the other word has been used.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 690 c1236
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Data protection Criminal proceedings Codes of practice Crime prevention Crime Conspiracy Aiding and abetting Fraud Inchoate offences Personal records Trials Information sharing
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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