Clause 5
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
9:45 am
Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham, Conservative)
I make a point that I made earlier tothe hon. Member for Taunton. In the McCann case, the House of Lords was not expressing a view as to the merits of strict liability but merely saying that the ASBOs were an example of strict liability. It was interpreting the language of the legislation, saying that it created a strict liability, not expressing a view onits merits.