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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to speak to these important amendments, which have been brought forward by my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham. Amendment 1 gets to the heart of what the Bill is all…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)The amendment seeks to include a clear community trigger that will set off victim support. That is very clear in the amendment, and it will allow those agencies, organisations and…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 6, in clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out “should” and insert “must”.27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I want to put on the record my thanks to the Clerks here, but also to Claire Waxman and Dame Vera Baird, who have steadfastly demonstrated their commitment to championing victims’…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)Absolutely. That illustrates yet more child criminal exploitation. The whole thing is just horrific and absurd, which is why this issue needs to be addressed. Back to Robbie. As…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s answer. Could he come back to the Committee with a timetable for the appointment?27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert— “(e) where the person has experienced anti-social behaviour, as defined by section 2 of the Anti-social…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)Yes, that is what I am looking at right now. I wanted to make a couple of general points, because we are beginning the line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill, if you will just allow me…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)In his opening speech on Second Reading, the Justice Secretary stated that “in order to deliver justice, victims must be treated not as mere spectators of the criminal justice…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)The Minister should not be surprised that we are debating child criminal exploitation once more; my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham tabled a similar amendment to the Police,…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for making that point. That is at the core of why I would like the Government to agree to the amendment. The principles are at the core of the Bill and…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response and everyone who has contributed to this important debate. I know that the number of people across the country who suffer from persistent…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I do not think there is a Member here who does not have discussions with constituents, has not received casework about it, and has not seen…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. It is completely indefensible not to have the definition of child criminal exploitation in the Bill to make sure that, as she says, such…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert— “(e) where the person has experienced child criminal exploitation;”. This amendment would include victims…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)That is an excellent point. My hon. Friend has absolutely reinforced the point that such children must be included in the Bill as victims. I move on to talk about Robbie’s…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for absolutely illustrating the point. I want to raise a real case of child exploitation. A 15-year-old boy, whom I will call Robbie—not his real name—was…27 Jun 2023HANSARDCourt Process: Sexual Assault and Rape VictimsThis week, it has been three years since the harm panel’s report found a serious risk of harm to victims of domestic abuse and their children in the family courts, yet we have…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I am just talking to the point that Dame Vera Baird made. We absolutely need that change, but we also need this amendment to ensure that things change for the victim and they can…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.27 Jun 2023