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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

My Lords, the noble Lord should be reassured by the fact that the order cannot be renewed. That is a real pressure on the authorities bringing forward the case. I can also say that this is the same procedure as has been adopted for sexual offences prevention orders. They work effectively. We have carefully followed the advice of the Courts Service. Because the court has the discretion, over time, it will be able to assess at first hearing the period that will be most appropriate before the full hearing must take place. Those reassurances should work. That is based on experience. It is also worth saying that an application for an interim violent offender order can be made only at the same time as or after an application for a violent offender order. Most—I would argue, all—of the evidence should be properly in place, but of course we must ensure that that evidence is fully tested in a full hearing on the full order.