Clause 8 - Statements by constables
Criminal Justice and Police Bill
11:15 am
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
I will, but I am about to finish so the Parliamentary Secretary may wish to respond to the points in more detail, instead of intervening.
Conservative Members are concerned and want reassurance that the Government have thought the matter through. I hope that the Parliamentary Secretary will give detail about the advice that he has been given on the way in which the measure will work. It is unconventional to set aside a major plank of the law of evidence.