Schedule 5 - Persons specified for the purposes of section 74
Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill
3:00 pm
Mr David Heath (Shadow Minister (Home Affairs), Home Affairs; Somerton and Frome, Liberal Democrat)
I thank the Minister for those comments. The only reason I proposed that slightly complicated formulation was to differentiate the people I had in mind from those who will already be covered because they might be or have been a witness in legal proceedings. However, I am sure that the Minister can produce a better formulation, and provided that my concerns are dealt with, I shall be entirely content. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendments made: No. 52, in schedule 5, page 157, line 29, at end insert—
'6A (1) A person who is or has been the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales.
(2) A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales.
6B (1) A person who is or has been the Director or deputy Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
(2) A person who is or has been a person appointed under Article 4(3) of the Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (1972/538 (N.I.1)) to assist the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
6C A person who is or has been under the direction and control of the Lord Advocate in the Lord Advocate's capacity as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and investigation of deaths in Scotland.
6D (1) A person who is or has been the Director of Revenue and Customs Prosecutions.
(2) A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office.'.
No. 53, in schedule 5, page 158, line 2, after '(b)', insert 'is or'.
No. 54, in schedule 5, page 158, line 6, after 'who', insert 'is or'.
No. 55, in schedule 5, page 158, line 8, after 'who', insert 'is or'.
No. 56, in schedule 5, page 158, line 19, at end insert—
'15A (1) A person who is or has been the head of the Civil Recovery Unit, that is to say of the organisation known by that name which acts on behalf of the Scottish Ministers in proceedings under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (civil recovery of the proceeds etc. of unlawful conduct).
(2) A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Civil Recovery Unit.
15B (1) A person who is or has been a person appointed by virtue of section 246(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) as an interim receiver.
(2) A person who assists or has assisted an interim receiver so appointed in the exercise of such functions as are mentioned in section 247 of that Act.
15C (1) A person who is or has been a person appointed by virtue of section 256(1) of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) as an interim administrator.
(2) A person who assists or has assisted an interim administrator so appointed in the exercise of such functions as are mentioned in section 257 of that Act.
15D (1) A person who is or has been the head of the Financial Crime Unit, that is to say of the organisation known by that name which, among other activities, acts on behalf of the Lord Advocate in proceedings under Part 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29) (confiscation: Scotland).
(2) A person who is or has been a member of staff of the Financial Crime Unit.'.—[Caroline Flint.]
Schedule 5, as amended, agreed to.
Clause 75 to 78 ordered to stand part of the Bill.