Clause 7 - Notification of court and date of trial
Criminal Justice and Police Bill
11:00 am
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
In support of the argument by the hon. Member for Reigate, I ask the Parliamentary Secretary to consider whether it would be easier to have a common process—namely, a summons—and whether that could be an alternative to the procedure under discussion. Could we have one common system for the period after the court process has been triggered? We may still vote against the clause, but perhaps the hon. Gentleman will consider that, and the Government might return to the issue later.