The suspension characters can be observed in several stagesofcriminal procedure law, includinginvestigation, prosecution, sentencingandjudgmentenforcementstage.
Introducing his amendment on the first day of report stage on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, crossbencher and QC Lord Pannick insisted the change would not cost anything because the duty would only apply "within the resources made available" by the bill.