Clause 53
Policing and Crime Bill
4:00 pm
James Brokenshire (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Hornchurch, Conservative)
I thank the Minister for his helpful response. He has highlighted the application of new section 59(6)(b), and he has made some points which clarify and explain the intent behind that provision and how it interacts with other provisions, including the need to consider any public protection issues and whether a licence is appropriate, and the need to ensure that such periods of detention are expressly for that purpose.
That is an important clarification and I am grateful to the Minister for putting that on the record. Equally, it would be helpful to have some express clarification for a court or anyone else seeking to interpret the Bill, and I accept what he said about reflecting on that. We look forward to seeing what appears on Report. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.