Clause 10
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
3:00 pm
Nick Herbert (Shadow Minister (Police Reform), Home Affairs; Arundel and South Downs, Conservative)
I rise briefly to support the amendment. The Minister will know that the rights of third parties was an issue that the Government sought to consult on in their Green Paper, and that it was one of the areas where concerns were expressed aboutthe potential impact of the orders. To be fair, the Government have sought to address the concerns, as has my right hon. and learned Friend.
In responding to the various issues that we have raised, the Minister has relied on the notion of proportionality—that the courts will behave in a proportionate manner. I agree with my right hon. and learned Friend that it would be much more satisfactory if those concepts were written into the Bill, so that we could feel safer about the operation of the orders. Therefore, I hope that the Minister will respond sympathetically to what my right hon. and learned Friend suggests.