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Consumer Rights Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 24 November 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Consumer Rights Bill.

I am grateful to my noble friend for that factoid, of which I was not aware. Of course, our proposed regime provides for routine inspections and then, where there is a potential problem, for immediate inspections when they would be more appropriate. That difference is entirely justified, for the reasons that I have explained. Having worked in business, I know that when you have routine inspections you want to make sure that the people who understand all the rules and how the systems work—and have all the necessary paperwork—are available, because otherwise you often end up with a second visit. That is what we are trying to avoid, because that costs both parties.

We have clarified where notice needs to be given by adding to the Bill reference to what a routine inspection is. To offer further reassurance—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
757 c718 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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