Clause 24 - Inadequacy of available amount:

Part of Proceeds of Crime Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 5:15 pm ar 27 Tachwedd 2001.

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Photo of Bob Ainsworth Bob Ainsworth The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 5:15, 27 Tachwedd 2001

The clause is not changing the bankruptcy proceedings. Those that have already commenced take precedence over confiscation proceedings. After the bankruptcy proceedings have been settled, the claim for compensation can be pursued. We are not proposing to unpick bankruptcy proceedings that have already commenced.