Clause 24 - Debt administration etc.
Consumer Credit Bill
10:00 am
Charles Hendry (Shadow Minister, Trade & Industry; Wealden, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister for that clarification. I am grateful to him also for showing flexibility over the issues relating to retailers. Will he tell the Committee what powers there are to strike people off if they have been acting improperly when granted a licence? Do they have a right of appeal? What guidelines will be issued about what makes a person suitable or unsuitable for debt administration? For example, if they have a criminal record, will that be enough to make them unsuitable, or will it be written off in time, as with all criminal records? Will he clarify the situation with regard to Criminal Records Bureau checks on individuals involved in debt administration, particularly given the contact that they may have with often vulnerable people?