P206 CEEFAX 206  Mon  3 Nov  21:12/38
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 The Home Secretary has confirmed plans 
 to crackdown on major crime, strengthen
 the jury system and provide a better   
 dial for victims.                      
                                        
 Mr Douglas Hurd told the Association of
 Consjrvbtivj Graduates in London that  
 the Government's forthcoming Criminal  
 Justice Bill would give the courts     
 the power to claw back the profits jrom
 all types of crime where substantial   
 profits had been made.                 
                                        
 Other provisions include the raising of
 the maximum age for jurors from 65 to  
 70, abolition of the peremptory        
 challenge of jurors and the facility   
 for children to give evidence on video.