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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The Minister has given a full response to some of the issues I raised but not a sufficient one. I am worried about the evidential test in relation to this matter. The Minister…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham on tabling amendment 145, which has been crafted with her characteristic care and has won support from colleagues across the…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I have nothing to add. Amendment 132 agreed to. Clause 109, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 110 Responsibility for setting licence conditions for fixed-term…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Indeed, that was the case. We have so much to learn from the best practice around the country, but also from what happened before this Government varied those types of courts when…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The House briefing paper on the Bill explains that when a driver receives a driving disqualification alongside a custodial sentence, the court must also impose an extension period…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 128, in clause 131, page 122, line 12, at end insert— “(ba) after subsection (5) insert— (5A) For the purposes of subsections (5) and (6) “recent” is…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Are there amendments, Sir Charles?15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)One child is too many.15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The Minister likes to have his little digs; I think he quite enjoys them. I assure the Committee and everybody else that I have full confidence in the judiciary. If the Minister…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)We all recognise that DTOs are the most common custodial sentence for children. Between 2010 and 2019, 20,000 offenders under the age of 18 were sentenced to a DTO. It is…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Will the Minister confirm something? In the event of a dangerous person—a radicalised person—being required to serve their full sentence, will they be released into the community…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Secure children’s homes accommodate boys and girls aged 10 to 17 assessed as particularly vulnerable. As well as children held on justice grounds, secure children’s homes…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I rise to speak to amendments 120, 121 and 122, standing in my name. Youth rehabilitation orders currently permit courts to impose a choice of 18 requirements from which a…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)As the Minister set out, clause 124 provides legal clarity about what a probation officer or responsible officer can instruct an offender who has been released from custody to do.…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I understand the Minister’s explanation on amendment 120 but feel that there should be an opportunity for far more reviews in this space. I hope that the system out there will…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As the Minister explained, the clause would abolish reparation orders, which require the child to make practical amends to the victim or other affected party. The Government White…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I am prepared to withdraw amendment 128, given his explanation, but I ask that he look seriously at time limits, whether in some…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am sure you will be sending out for ice creams within the next half hour.15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourteenth sitting)We need some clarity around the 12% and the 88%. My point is that the police are remanding into custody a very high proportion of children who do not then go on to receive a…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)I was being very careful.10 Jun 2021