Perhaps I may help the noble Baroness. In our arrangements, the wonderful thing is that the defendant can simply say, ““No, I don’t want to plead guilty. I just want to be bailed””.
Police and Justice Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 11 July 2006.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Police and Justice Bill.
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2005-06
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