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Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

My Lords, I am grateful for noble Lords’ general support for the amendment. On the specific questions raised by the noble Lord, the structure that is brought forward here is based on the fact, as I have already said, that the provisions arising from employment matters relate to UK law and therefore it is appropriate that it is the UK Parliament that deals with the matter. I understand that the approach we are taking has the support of Scottish Ministers, and that they have no objection to how we are taking this forward. Clearly, the general issues raised by the noble Lord will be considered in the current discussions on devolution. He will know of the commission that has been established in the light of the resolution by the pro-union parties within the Scottish Parliament. No doubt some general issues will need to be discovered, but as far as I am aware there is no concern about the approach that we are taking. It is very much a matter for Scottish Ministers to come to the Government in this Parliament if they wish to do so. I echo the noble Lord’s point that we hope that that will not need to happen. It is essentially a preventive measure. On Question, amendment agreed to. [Amendment No. 115AB not moved.] Clause 139 [Disclosure of information about convictions etc of child sex offenders to members of the public]: