Schedule 12
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords]
12:45 pm
Henry Bellingham (Shadow Minister, Constitutional Affairs; North West Norfolk, Conservative)
I entirely take on board what the Minister has said. She is saying that the protection will exist anyway by way of schedule 12, and that it will be better, so that our suggestion for a code of conduct is unnecessary. However, on amendment No. 95 she said that single women and children under 16 have protection under the code of conduct. That might well be the case, but having specific protection would surely make sense. I do not think that we are putting too great an onus on bailiffs. Judges will often have a clear idea of what is happening and will be able to issue instructions.