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Bribery Bill [HL]

Perhaps I may pick up on the Minister’s statement that it might be necessary for agencies to bribe someone to breach what might be regarded as—in his words—"an expectation of trust". That has a hint of the Bill, but is not the idea of breach of trust in the drafting of the Bill. Will he give an example? My impression is that it would not catch the payment of an informant. The informant would probably not be in breach of trust. He might be a wicked individual, but he would not breach any of the ingredients of the offence. A hypothetical example would be very helpful.