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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 32A: 32A: Clause 6, page 4, line 9, after ““persons”” insert ““and representative bodies”” The noble Lord said: I will not detain the Committee long. This amendment is for those of us who have not had the benefit of legal training. The guidance area and consultation provisions of this clause require the LBRO to consult, "““such other persons as LBRO considers appropriate””." I should like the Minister’s reassurance that this includes representative bodies. However, the non-legal reader may consider ““persons”” to mean individuals. For example, bodies such as the Citizens Advice Bureau or chambers of commerce might wish to be consulted on this matter. I seek the Minister’s reassurance that the LBRO will not define ““persons”” narrowly, but broadly. I beg to move.