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Serious Crime Bill [HL]

moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 39, AmendmentNo. 40: 40: After Clause 35, line 3, at beginning insert ““Subject to the provisions of sections 11 to 14,”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, in moving my amendment, I shall speak also to Amendment No. 41. Perhaps I should make it clear that I am delighted that the Government had their discussions with Liberty. I support the points that Liberty put forward; it is right that the Government should have responded to those points and I support what they are trying to achieve in their amendment. Why have I tabled these amendments? It is a bit of a cavil on the drafting. I recall with great affection the work over the years of noble friends such as the noble Lord, Lord Renton, in asking, ““Why have you put it in this way?””. On this occasion, it relates to subsection (2) of the government amendment. We are told, "““But see sections 11 to 14””." Is that new Home Office drafting? I am not accustomed to it. Is ““see”” a direction that I must take those clauses into account? Will the noble Baroness elucidate? I beg to move.