Victims and Prisoners Bill - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords am 8:04 pm ar 23 Ebrill 2024.
Moved by Baroness Bertin
87: Clause 24, page 22, line 38, at end insert—“(3A) A counselling information request may be made only if the authorised person has reason to believe that the information sought is likely to have substantial probative value to a reasonable line of enquiry which is being pursued, or is to be pursued, by the authorised person or another authorised person.(3B) For the purposes of subsection (3A), a “counselling information request” means a victim information request to a person who provides counselling services of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument.”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment requires an authorised person to believe that the information sought by a counselling information request is likely to have substantial probative value.
Amendment 87 agreed.
Amendment 87A not moved.