Criminal Finances Bill - Committee (2nd Day)

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:15 pm on 3 April 2017.

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Photo of Baroness Hamwee Baroness Hamwee Liberal Democrat 4:15, 3 April 2017

My Lords, this is a probing amendment. Clause 44(1) provides that the Chancellor,

“must prepare and publish guidance about procedures that relevant bodies can put in place”,

to deal with certain matters. My amendment suggests that organisations should “have regard to” such guidance, and is really intended to probe precisely what is meant here. The phrase “can put in place” strikes me as an interesting one to use in the middle of a piece of legislation. Does it mean “must put in place”, or if they want to have guidance on procedures, it is only what the Chancellor prepares and there can be no other procedures? I wonder whether the Minister can explain what is actually required in subsection (1). I beg to move.