Clause 35 - Police complaints
Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill
5:45 pm
I must state that the Minister made a powerful argument. He made three convincing points—at least they began to convince me. The first was about the power of the ombudsman to involve himself. The second, which was valid, was about the constraints that the amendment might put on the DPP with regard to the action that he could take—not with regard to referrals but in terms of his position. The third point was about the Policing Board. Those three points, together with the point raised by the hon. Member for North Down, lead me, reluctantly and against my better judgment, to beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 35 ordered to stand part of the Bill.