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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q At the more serious end of offences, do you have any concerns about the Bill’s proposals for reducing the opportunities for adults who committed murder as a child to have their…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. It is helpful that you talked about maturity, because I have a question specifically on that. Clause 36(10) states: “In this Chapter…‘adult’ means a person aged 16 or…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you for clarifying that. So if the Bill will lead to more children being in custody, can you explain why you believe that to be the case? Hazel Williamson: In particular,…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Hazel, you did a grand job of answering my next question in your previous answer. Maybe you would like to speak a little bit more about this point. What are your concerns about…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q He always is, Sir Charles; he always is. Earlier, I believe that I heard you correctly when you were expressing a view on the proposed changes to the test for custodial remand.…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Thank you very much for that. I think you have covered everything that I needed to cover.20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Hello, Vera. As Sarah said a few minutes ago, you have covered much of the material that we would want to ask questions on. I will ask you to give us a reasonable summary. Do…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Very briefly, the Bill proposes to expand the length and intensity of electronically monitored curfews that courts can impose. Do you think that that is an effective provision…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q The Lord Chancellor thinks it is a grand idea because it will allow people from rural communities to participate more in juries. I agree that that has to be a positive thing…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I will be very brief because my colleague has also asked some questions. Jonathan, do you have concerns about clause 108 and the power to refer high-risk offenders to the Parole…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What has been your experience of the Government’s consultation around that issue? Have they consulted widely enough? Have you had the opportunity to have your say in the way you…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I want to take you back to the video link issue, which is controversial to say the least. Can we get a yes or no on whether you believe that remote juries should be introduced…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Okay, but would your understanding be, or would you comment on the fact, that there is the potential for the proposed changes to lead to sentence inflation? Ellie Cumbo: I think…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q On the basis that the professionals do not understand what the Government are about—they do not understand the rationale behind the proposals for remote juries—I suppose you are…20 May 2021HANSARDA Plan for the NHS and Social CareOn Monday, the Health Secretary told the House that he was looking at what more he could do to invest in the NHS on Teesside. I have been making representations on this for 11…19 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Fair enough. Do you have any concerns about plans to abolish the simple caution and move to a two-tier out-of-court disposal system? Derek Sweeting QC: The concerns around that…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q The number of children in custody has come down quite considerably in recent times, but it still stands at around 500, which is tremendously high. How significantly will the…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q That is helpful. I will move on to cautions. Do you have any concerns about the new two-tier system of cautions? Phil Bowen: In general, we support the move to the two-tier…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)rose—18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)I misunderstood the line about the role of the Parole Board. I was concerned about what happens beyond the completion of the sentence. As the Minister says, the TPIM is used only…18 May 2021