Clause 51 - CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Consumer Credit Bill
10:30 am
Mr Laurence Robertson (Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs; Tewkesbury, Conservative)
I beg to move amendment No. 36, in clause 51, page 42, line 43, at end add—
'(9) The OFT shall maintain a record of all visits to premises carried out by virtue of the relevant sections of this Act, and those records shall be made available to the appeal authorities set up by this Act.'.
This relates to records of visits to premises. It is desirable for the OFT to maintain a record of all visits to premises carried out by virtue of the relevant proposed new sections to be included in the 1974 Act. That would include voluntary visits to premises—when the OFT does not have a warrant—or visits when it has a warrant. It would make those records available to the appeal authorities that the Bill will set up.
This is not an assault on the OFT; it might actually help the OFT in certain deliberations. I do not intend to speak to the amendment for long. I request only that the Minister consider whether it might be helpful.