Serious Crime Bill [HL]

I respectfully point out that subsection (3) says that the order under the "““section may contain … such prohibitions, restrictions or requirements … and such other terms … as the court considers appropriate””." It does not prevent a house-arrest order being made. For example, in the case of a sex-offender, the appropriate order might—rightly or wrongly—be to restrict them to their homes, if this legislation goes through. Another way is restricting them from dealing with their assets—their bank accounts and so on. A third way is to prevent them from travelling, whether to the next town or outside this country. Another way would be to impose curfews. The restrictions that can be imposed are absolutely open ended. The noble Baroness has talked about tailoring; the judge will tailor the order to the particular problem that the defendant poses. This is incredible. The more we look at it, particularly with reverse burdens of proof, the more incredible it appears.