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HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf any crime is committed, or even alleged to have been committed, it should be reported to the police in the first instance. Victims have rights under the victims code. We have…22 Apr 2025HANSARDIntimate Image AbuseI thank my hon. Friend for that question. This Government are committed to halving violence against women and girls over a decade, and that includes the horrendous, degrading and…22 Apr 2025HANSARDDomestic Violence: Bail ConditionsThis Government have committed to halving violence against women and girls in a decade. A broad range of bail conditions can be imposed to protect victims, including electronic…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) BillYes, they can.22 Apr 2025HANSARDIntimate Image AbuseWe are introducing new offences of taking intimate images without consent and installing equipment with intent to commit such offences. We are also criminalising creating deepfake…22 Apr 2025HANSARDDomestic Violence: Bail ConditionsI thank the hon. Member for raising this important issue from her constituency. We know that more needs to be done in this area, and that is why this Government have started to…22 Apr 2025HANSARDPrivate Law Proceedings: Child SafetyThe welfare of the child must be the paramount consideration for family courts, which should follow the welfare checklist, as set out in the Children Act 1989. Our new approach to…22 Apr 2025HANSARDPrivate Law Proceedings: Child SafetyAs I have stated, the child’s welfare must be the court’s paramount consideration. The presumption of parental involvement states that a court should “presume, unless the contrary…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will happily meet the hon. Member to discuss her Bill and tackle this issue head on.22 Apr 2025HANSARDDomestic Violence: Bail ConditionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. Tackling violence against women and girls is not just a Ministry of Justice problem to fix, but a problem for every…22 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 14, in clause 42, page 46, line 31, at end insert— “(7) In Schedule 4 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (offences to which defence in section 45 does not…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I welcome the hon. Lady’s comments and the fact that the Opposition welcome the clause to close this loophole to protect children and the most vulnerable. Hopefully I have…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. The clause makes a series of important changes to the existing criminal law by amending a number of serious sexual…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Opposition Front Benchers for tabling amendment 42 and new clauses 47 to 49. I also thank hon. Members for their contributions to the debate—in particular, the hon.…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Stockton West for tabling new clause 25. As he will be aware, under the previous Government shop theft was allowed to increase at an alarming rate—it…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)I will not give way because I am conscious of time. Let me turn to the final point on the impact on prison places, because the shadow Minister also raised concerns about that.…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)I recognise the hon. Member’s concerns; he has pre-empted my next point. To confirm, it is already currently an electable either-way offence and the vast majority of cases are…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)Let me address some of the points made by the shadow Minister, specifically on perception. There is a misconception that the threshold is used by police forces to determine…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for that. One of the other things that you touched on—it was referenced by the previous witnesses—is the importance of not just making legislative change, but having a…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q I have a quick question for you, Baroness Newlove, on the measures in the Bill around the offence of taking intimate images. Do you agree that the base offence, which has no…27 Mar 2025