Clause 72 - Serious default
Proceeds of Crime Bill
3:45 pm
Mr Norman Baker (Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
I apologise for having to pop out for 30 seconds or so in the middle of the Under-Secretary's contribution.
In an intervention on the hon. Member for Beaconsfield, I made a point about subsection (6) and the category of people who would be eligible for compensation in the event of a serious default being proven or accepted—namely, those who had realisable property. My point was that malicious confiscation or people suffering in ways other than through the loss of realisable property were theoretically possible. What safeguards are provided for people in such circumstances?