Equality Bill [HL]

First, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for explaining the legal provision that it is not necessary and for covering Lord Diplock. When the noble Lord finished, he tried to put it simply. As a lay person, I say to the noble Lord that even when he was making it simple a lot of us did not understand him. When I thank my noble friend for his contribution, I accept that we see the word ““suspect”” but do not know that contained with it are these other words and so forth. We want to make it fair, so that nobody is taken to some sort of investigation because somebody else merely suspected them. We did not know that ““suspect”” means there must already be the reasonable grounds that I wanted to put into the amendment. I do not doubt what was said by the noble Lord, Lord Lester of Herne Hill, or by the Minister, and certainly not the advice of her parliamentary advisers on this. I am quite certain that my legal advisers will accept that also—at least, I hope they will. On that basis, at this stage, I certainly beg leave to withdraw my amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 118 and 119 not moved.] Clause 22 agreed to. Clause 23 [Unlawful act notice]: