Clause 77
Serious Crime Bill
10:45 am
Vernon Coaker (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Gedling, Labour)
I think that there are appropriate safeguards, but given the spirit in which the Committee has conducted its business, and without saying that I will bring forward an amendment—I am not making that commitment—I will consider the matter and point out the specific safeguards that we believe are already in place. That, I hope, will answer the points made by the hon. Gentleman and the Law Society. I will consider the matter, but I will not give a commitment to bring forward amendments on Report. Rather, I shall simply consider whether the schedule gives us all the safeguards that we want.