Schedule 2
Serious Crime Bill [Lords]
5:45 pm
Jeremy Browne (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Taunton, Liberal Democrat)
I am grateful for that intervention. Of course the courts will make the decision, but the application is made by an agency of the Government and this is a Government Bill.
In conclusion, if Members think that 30 is a realistic assessment of the numbers of people who will be affected annually, it is perfectly reasonable that the decision is taken at a higher level and that these amendments are supported on a cross-party basis. If they are not, one must make the reasonable assumption that the 30 figure will not apply in practice, if and when the Bill becomes law.