Clause 10 - Available amount
Proceeds of Crime Bill
4:45 pm
Mr Norman Baker (Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
That is a fair point. I picked up the Minister on the word ``compensation'', which I did not agree was an accurate description. However, there is a general public policy problem that goes far beyond clause 10, and I am sure that you will tell me, Mr. McWilliam, if I stray too far. In general terms, if the state takes money from an individual, and the consequence is that an innocent third party suffers, there is a case for that money being deployed, under certain circumstances, for that innocent third party.