Clause 30
Coroners and Justice Bill
8:30 pm
Jennifer Willott (Cardiff Central, Liberal Democrat)
I beg to move amendment 129, in clause 30, page 16, leave out line 26.
This is a probing amendment whose purpose is to clarify what is intended by subsection (5). The subsection gives the Lord Chancellor the power to amend the list of reasons for an appeal. Will the Minister explain in what circumstances such a power would be used? The list is pretty comprehensive, which would mean that the Lord Chancellor would have a fairly blank cheque. I would therefore be grateful if the Minister clarified the intention behind the subsection and what she foresees its being used for.