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HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemThe hon. Member has made the important point that this is not just a criminal justice problem to be solved, but a problem for every single Department. That is why we have a…08 Jul 2025HANSARDViolence against Women: Criminal Justice SystemWe are funding police support services such as independent sexual advisers and domestic abuse advisers. We have launched domestic abuse protection orders in selected areas, and,…08 Jul 2025HANSARDHague 2019 Judgments ConventionMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede) has today made the following statement: “Today, 1 July 2025, the Hague…01 Jul 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)New clause 7 would require the Secretary of State to assess within six months of Royal Assent the impact of court delays on victims. As the hon. Member will be aware, thanks to…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for new clause 8, which would require the Secretary of State to issue revised guidance on victim personal statements to change the legal position on what…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)New clause 10, tabled by the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle, would require the Sentencing Council to revise its sentencing guidelines so that courts must award compensation to…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)The new clause implies that there is a time limit on the Government’s ability to enforce unpaid fines imposed by the Crown court, and seeks to remove it. I reassure all hon.…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I recognise the importance of transparency when publishing data on foreign national offenders. The hon. Member will know that we inherited our current data collection and…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)Clauses 13 to 16 contain standard provisions that confer powers to make consequential amendments, to set out the Bill’s territorial extent, to make arrangements for commencement…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)It is customary at this stage in proceedings to say a few words to mark the end of our deliberations in Committee. I welcome that the measures in this Bill command a substantial…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictim Impact StatementsI am pleased to announce that the Government have commenced another victim-related measure in the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. Tomorrow, we will commence Section 21 of the Act,…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I place on the record our well wishes to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle, and welcome…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I do not wish to prolong proceedings unnecessarily. We welcome the Opposition’s support for the clause.24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 12 is a technical measure. It would bring the maximum penalty for six triable either way offences, when dealt with summarily in a magistrates court, in line with other…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire for new clause 4, which would require transcripts of Crown court sentencing remarks to be published and made…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fifth sitting)With respect, it is very different. These are court documents that can be used in a court of appeal. What we say here is clarified. We email our speaking notes to Hansard . Our…24 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Third sitting)We need to remember that for a criminal case to have been brought, the child or another party will have made an allegation of serious sexual abuse committed against that child,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Third sitting)The amendment seeks to amend the process in clause 3 if an offender has been acquitted or had their sentence reduced on appeal. The Bill provides a clear route for considering a…19 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for those questions. I can happily and wholeheartedly reassure her on the last point. She will have heard the evidence given the Committee by colleagues in…19 Jun 2025HANSARDVictims and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)They are included.19 Jun 2025