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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank all noble Lords for their support for these amendments, particularly the noble Baronesses, Lady Bertin, Lady Gohir and Lady Doocey, and the noble Lord, Lord Cameron. I…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, again it would not be right to speak to this group of amendments without first thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin. In her independent pornography review, the noble…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am of course more than happy to write to my noble friend, and it must be my fault I am not explaining this properly. There is no time limit for prosecutions brought under…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I join with all other Members of your Lordships’ Committee in expressing gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen, for bringing forward this large group of amendments,…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am always delighted to meet with the noble Viscount. Through these amendments, the noble Baroness wishes to create a statutory register of non-consensual intimate images and…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am extremely sorry to hear about that experience. As ever, I am very grateful to the noble and learned Baroness, for whom the entire Committee has great respect. As I was about…09 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAs far as the revolting practice of semen images is concerned—and I do not think anybody in your Lordships’ House would think it was anything other than that—if an offence can be…09 Dec 2025HANSARDJudicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Judicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025.08 Dec 2025HANSARDJudicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, this amends the Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013, which govern the composition of and eligibility criteria for the board of commissioners of the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDJudicial Appointments Commission (Amendment) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am very grateful to both noble Lords for their contributions. The noble Lord, Lord Kirkhope, declared an interest as a solicitor. The noble Lord, Lord Sandhurst, and I…08 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformThe answer to the noble Lord is yes. These are the matters of expenditure to which my right honourable friend committed himself in the other place, and they will go ahead.02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI thank my noble friend very much for the question he raises. It is an important point and I am sure the rest of your Lordships’ House will want to pay tribute to my noble friend…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI thank the noble Baroness for her observations, which echoed what the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, said. I did my best to try to keep this non-partisan as far as possible until…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I will repeat what I have already said. Over 90% of criminal trials are already heard in magistrates’ court, which does deal with some…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformThey are not all dealt with by lay people at all; they are dealt with by district judges as well. They are state appointees. They used to be known as stipendiary magistrates—my…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformThat is why we are adapting it and have done so after great thought, and it is why it is not a wholesale attack on the jury system. I can see entirely why the noble and right…02 Dec 2025HANSARDCriminal Court ReformI thank the noble Lord for his observations. As far as reasons are concerned, yes, absolutely: judges sitting alone will give reasons. Not only is it useful for appellants to know…02 Dec 2025