Clause 58
Road Safety Bill [Lords]
6:00 pm
Stephen Ladyman (Minister of State, Department for Transport; South Thanet, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman says that they will inevitably be CRB checked. If it turns out that outside London they are always CRB checked, that the check is always carried out to an enhanced level and that the concerns raised by the Bichard inquiry have properly been dealt with under the current legislation, we will not have a problem outside London.
We have had a serious debate in the past 12 months on the implementation of Bichard. The Opposition, like the whole House, have made it clear that they regard ensuring that we live up to 100 per cent. of the recommendations of Bichard as a very high priority, as do the Government. I certainly do not intend to be the Minister who falls short of that mark, which is why I feel that I have to review the situation outside London. The amendment will help London to achieve the level of regulation that was intended in the first place. That is why we should move ahead and agree to the clause.