Clause 27
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
12:45 pm
James Brokenshire (Shadow Minister (Police Reform), Home Affairs; Hornchurch, Conservative)
The Minister mentioned the seizure of computers in the context of, say, a child pornography case. I want to be clear about something. Is he saying that, if an offence is committed and the court rules that an order is made, there is not a right of forfeiture in law under other legislation and, therefore, there is a need to make a serious crime prevention order? Alternatively, would other provisions in other statutes apply to enable that forfeiture to operate? It is important that we are clear about whether he is saying that an SCPO would be required to cover the facts that he has given.