Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:45 pm on 16 October 2007.
Could I ask you about another issue in relation to your powers which is dealing with people who are not before the court? There are new provisions which adjust the default position. The policy behind the new Bill is that you will try someone in their absence, not as a matter of course, but more often than happens at the moment. Is that your understanding of those provisions?