Clause 4
Legal Services Bill [Lords]
12:00 pm
John Mann (PPS (Rt Hon Richard Caborn, Minister of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Bassetlaw, Labour)
I welcome the thrust of amendment No. 216. It is such a good amendment that I was almost tempted to add my name to it. The words
“assist in the maintenance and development of standards”
seem to be rather weak. The Minister should contemplate using the word “ensure” because it gives a more appropriate and clearer direction to the board and also sends out a message about the role of the board to the professions. The amendment is worthy of the Minister’s thoughtful consideration over the next day or two.