The Minister is talking about evidential levels: the evidential level the prosecutor has to prove, versus the evidential level the defence has to prove. That is not what we are talking about. We are talking about Her Majesty’s Coastguard being exempt—it does not commit an offence under this legislation. Anybody who is operating outside of working with it is not exempt. They can be arrested and charged, and then they have to prove that they were a genuine rescuer. That is the point.
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.
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