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It is only two weeks since we discussed the meaning of section 12—the minister may recall that debate. We may still have a short journey to make to clarify for everyone, and in particular for parents, what local authorities will have to take account of, and in what sense they will have to take account of that.
I suspect that some people—Phil Gallie may be one of them—might argue that people are sometimes released who ought to be remanded.Secondly, provision is patchy.
The current provisions of the 2000 act give rise to a risk that an unwanted category of attorneys may be created and that they may continue to act without being subject to any of the provisions of the 2000 act.
Not so much this Finance Committee but the Finance Committee that comes into being in May or June 2007 will have an input into the spending review process.
It has occurred to me that, in at least one of the private bills that are due to be introduced in May or June, the promoter of the bill may no longer be the appropriate promoter—or may, in fact, no longer exist.