Crime and Courts Bill [HL]

Baroness Smith of Basildon Excerpts

Tuesday 13th November 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Goldsmith]

I will also speak to Amendments 34, 36, 37, 39 and 40, which are all in my name. This group covers three topics and I will deal with them shortly. Amendment 33 is really a probing amendment, relating to why there is a double court approval. I have previously talked about the importance of the court approval and nothing that I say now takes away from that. A court approval is important. I was looking forward to explaining to a packed Chamber how the Bill is structured. Sadly, we seem to have reached a moment when it is not as full as I was hoping.

[Baroness Smith of Basildon]

There is the quality.