Proceeding contribution from Geoffrey Cox (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Serious Crime Bill [Lords].
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
Can my hon. Friend think of a reason why the Serious Organised Crime Agency might wish to prosecute? Under the Bill, criminals’ assets can be seized, they can be labelled with the stigma of guilt of serious crime on the balance of probabilities, and they can be subject to the most onerous restrictions on their liberty. Why would anyone want to go to the trouble of lengthy criminal proceedings if all that could be done on the balance of evidence in an ex parte hearing on affidavit?
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- 461 c677
- Session
- 2006-07
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Civil liberties Criminal proceedings Crime prevention Crime Assets Civil proceedings Assets Recovery Agency Fraud Electronic surveillance Evidence Firearms Inchoate offences Proceeds of crime Offensive weapons Right of search Anti-social behaviour orders Serious Organised Crime Agency High Court Serious crime prevention orders Information sharing
- Legislation
- Serious Crime Bill (HL) 2006-07
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