Member

As I read that “something” repeatedly, looking for a glimmer of hope, it dawned on me that that phrase sums up the objections of the DPRRC, the Constitution Committee and these Benches. That might be the worst piece of legislative drafting I have ever seen—and having been at the Home Office, I have seen a bit. If your Lordships think about the possible nasty consequences of this, I think we deserve a definition of all the phrases I have outlined. They are too vague and too broad. What does “something” mean? I appreciate that it relates to subsections (3)(c) and (d), but it is very unclear.