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Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Photo of David Howarth David Howarth Shadow Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice 4:30, 16 October 2007

As I understand it, the Government’s position is that that sort of problem will be reduced if the powers are extended rather than left  as they are. In practice, at what point or in what sort of case does the problem arise, and could you argue that by giving more power to designated caseworkers, you will come across fewer circumstances in which the particular problem of transferring cases might come up?