Proceeds of Crime Bill
10:00 am
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield, Conservative)
The Minister's remarks were telling, because he implied that sometimes a criminal would know, but could not prove, where his legitimately acquired assets came from. That was the clear implication of his phraseology. I appreciate the Minister's point, but it therefore seems that sometimes injustice will occur because a person will know that he has a legitimate asset, but will not be able to prove that on the balance of probabilities. In such circumstances, money will be taken away. That is the direct result of reversing the burden of proof.