I am terribly sorry to interrupt the noble Baroness, but there is no exemption for a rescuer from the offence. The person could be arrested and charged, because the defence is only for someone who is charged. Any rescuer is at risk of being arrested and charged, and having to prove in court that they were a genuine rescuer.
Nationality and Borders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Paddick
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 February 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Nationality and Borders Bill.
About this proceeding contribution
Reference
818 c1536Session
2021-22Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamberSubjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-10-30 15:14:43 +0000
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2022-02-08/22020942000120
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2022-02-08/22020942000120
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Lords/2022-02-08/22020942000120