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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Deech (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 March 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

My Lords, I should have declared an interest as chairman of the Bar Standards Board, which prohibits barristers from receiving or dealing in referral fees. If I gave the impression last week that referral fees that go to unions go direct to the political party and that is wrong, I apologise. My point is that it is happening in another way. I have not yet been corrected but my research on the internet showed that direct referrals from a party to a firm resulted in the firm paying a referral fee to the political party. Therefore, if it is not happening in one way, it may be happening in another.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
736 c753 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Criminal records Alcoholic drinks Bail Administration of justice Armed forces Crimes of violence Advertising Debt collection Women Hospitals Finance Fees and charges Homosexuality Electronic tagging Legal aid scheme Domestic abuse Drugs Fines Empty property Homelessness Knives Offenders NHS Parole Prisoners Political parties Misuse Offensive weapons Monitoring Life imprisonment Magistrates Marketing Prisoners' release Probation Prison sentences National Offender Management Service Metals Social security benefits Rehabilitation Sentencing Young people Trade unions Victims Theft Solicitors Squatting Ministry of Justice Suspended sentences Community orders Youth custody
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
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