Clause 8 - Local justice areas
Courts Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 1 July 2003, 9:30 am
Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome, Liberal Democrat)
I should have said earlier that I welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Illsley; I apologise.
This group of amendments deals with the idea of keeping a degree of co-ordination and coterminosity between the local justice areas that will be established under the Bill and other areas relevant to the workings of those areas. The hon. Member for Surrey Heath has already explained the basis of his amendments. My only quarrel with him is that he has not defined whether the relevant local government area should be a shire or a district. That could cause confusion in construing his intention.