Clause 9 - Procedure
Criminal Justice and Police Bill
Public Bill Committees, 15 February 2001, 2:30 pm
Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate, Conservative)
Subsection (2) encourages people to send cash through the post as an acceptable form of payment. As the Post Office has always cautioned people that it is singularly unwise to mail cash, should such provision be made in legislation? There are obviously complications, because cash will be an acceptable form of payment, but the Post Office has spoken about the temptations open to their workers if money is sent by non-registered mail. The Bill does not say that such mail should be registered and I would be grateful if the Parliamentary Secretary would explain that.