Modern Slavery Bill

Baroness Fookes Excerpts

Monday 1st December 2014 Lords Chamber

[Lord Warner]

I wish to say briefly that I would like to withdraw Amendment 33 but want to register the point that the track record of confiscating assets from the proceeds of crime has not been a happy one. I want to keep open, until we have seen the review, whether we come back to the issue of a legal framework being looked at again and give the Home Secretary powers to take action if things do not work out as well as they might have done. I particularly want to consider the points made about civil orders by the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. There is a package of issues to which we may have to return on Report. Meanwhile, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

[The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Fookes) (Con)]

That is not possible.

Amendment 33 not moved.