My Lords, I am not quite sure what I am being asked to accept, but I do not have any uncertainty as to what “exceptional circumstances” is. It is a phrase used in this legislation; it is used in other legislation; it is a phrase that is well known to the courts. It is a phrase that they are perfectly able to deal with.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 8 December 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
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