Clause 102 - Police, &c. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill
3:15 pm
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking, Conservative)
I can reinforce the point that good character is a difficult concept. In our courts, defendants often ask to be viewed as of good character when they have no previous convictions, have only a minor previous conviction or perhaps have a serious conviction but of a different nature that took place many years ago. I agree with the Minister that it is largely a matter of discretion, and that exercising it appropriately is not easy. I do not know what else I have to add; in fact, I am not even sure that it was worth adding what I have just said.