Examination of Witness

Part of London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:42 pm on 17 May 2011.

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Photo of Bob Blackman Bob Blackman Conservative, Harrow East 4:42, 17 May 2011

On a related subject, no doubt you will be pleased about the proposals in the Bill to relieve you of the responsibility of dealing with seized goods. However, one of the concerns raised this morning was that organised crime might become involved in counterfeiting goods, and might organise activity across London selling illegal or illicit goods that could need to be seized by trading standards officers or whoever is doing enforcement. How will the police get involved in that process as a result of the changes that are proposed?