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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q The clause actually talks about using “reasonable force”. Dame Vera Baird: But you can already use reasonable force. As long as it is proportionate and necessary, the Prison…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q So it may even be challengeable under the law at some future stage. I am looking forward to our line-by-line discussions in Committee, after the evidence that you have just…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q We will move on a little. Given what you have said, do clauses 23 and 24 about the aggravating factors in grooming and the end of relationship go far enough? Dame Vera Baird: I…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q You will not comment on the begging issues? Professor Lewis: I am afraid that is not something that we have looked at.12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Have you done any work on homelessness and people on the streets—aggressive beggars and things of that nature? I wanted to ask you your opinion on whether the measures proposed…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q I assume that the same applies to clause 30 on coercive behaviour offenders, where the language in the Bill refers to an “intimate or family relationship”. I was going to ask…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q That is helpful. I wonder if either of you could educate me in another area. If somebody comes into your home and bashes you, is that level of crime higher than if it happens in…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Jonathan. We have exchanged questions and answers a few times on Bills in recent years. What measures in this Bill will make our country safer from terrorists?…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to take you back to the shop workers issue. Minister Philp, in his comments, clearly demonstrated that the Government are a bit shy of having a specific charge related to…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q I think you expressed reservations about a similar set of circumstances when we were considering another Bill a couple of years ago. Are you saying that the provisions in clause…12 Dec 2023HANSARDViolence in the West Bank11. What assessment he has made of recent increases in violence in the west bank.12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q That is a pretty full answer, thank you. May I ask you about clauses 23 and 24 and the aggravating factors in relation to grooming and the end of relationship? Do they go far…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q Sorry, can I interrupt? What should the regulations say? Gregor McGill: It is not for prosecutors to say what the regulations should say; that is political. As I say,…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)If there is time, Chair, I would like to ask a couple of things.12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q They are political decisions, yes, but we face a situation where, as you mentioned, if somebody commits an offence or if a prisoner assaults a prison officer, the person will…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q That is very helpful. Baroness Newlove? Baroness Newlove: I was brought in to scrutinise the Victims and Prisoners Bill. What is in this Bill that is not in the Victims and…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q We will put the question of how it will be managed to the Minister during the line-by-line scrutiny. We are supportive of the idea, but we want to understand how it can happen.…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q There are some proposals in the Bill relating to attendance at sentencing hearings. I am mindful that somebody has to deliver the individual to the court. Are there potential…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q I could stop you there, but I am more interested now, as I hear you say that there are things that are not there. What are the things that we should be building on in Committee?…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)I beg your pardon—my phone was making a noise.12 Dec 2023