My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, said that we are playing with words. I think that he is wrong—we are working with words and words are hugely important in a Bill such as this. My inclination, subject to what the Minister will say, is to support the amendment, because it is important for the understanding by prisoners and probation officers and for the relationship between them.
Offender Management Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Northbourne
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 27 June 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Offender Management Bill.
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