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HANSARDMr Mike VealeI do not disagree with the noble Baroness, but I reiterate that the legally qualified chair can, in the interests of justice, take longer than 100 days to convene the misconduct…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, I am more than happy to request that of my right honourable friend the Home Secretary. I hope that my noble friend would agree that, through all his years of effort, a…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeI think noble Lords will all support the upholding of the rule of law, that justice is served and that anyone is innocent until proven guilty. The misconduct hearing will see that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, I think there are some excellent examples of PCCs up and down the country, including the noble Lord, Lord Bach—Parliament’s only PCC and a very good one indeed. Should…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeI think it is one and the same thing, in the sense that the Met Police will have to show obvious signs of improvement before the engage process, as the Home Secretary described…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeI do not disagree with my noble friend that sensible handling is required. That is why I made the suggestion. The Government will not intervene in a matter with PCCs. I suggested…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, it is a matter for the legally qualified chair to convene a misconduct hearing. It is usually within 100 days but can be longer if the interests of justice will be…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeIn answer to my noble friend’s first question, I hope I have outlined the process by which remedy can be sought and secured for anybody accused of improper behaviour or misconduct…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeThe legally qualified chair is independent of government. Again, my noble friend might wish to put that to the legally qualified chair. It would be wrong for the Government to…18 Jul 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, arrangements for the misconduct hearing of former chief constable Mike Veale are a matter for the Cleveland police and crime commissioner and it would be inappropriate…18 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportThat point about “If you don’t comply” is absolutely the opposite of what the Home Office, the police and the CPS’s approach will be. The aim is to encourage victims through a…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportMy Lords, the Government are committed to improving protections for victims of rape, so that they are not subjected to unnecessary and intrusive requests for information. We have…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportI do apologise: I only answered one part of the noble Baroness’s question; I am glad that the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, has come forward. I do not know if she is aware of…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportI totally agree with my noble friend and refer her to the comments I made earlier. Nevertheless, it is also important in that whole balancing act that people do not feel they have…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportOn funding, our VAWG strategy comes with a significant amount of funding. On children and Rotherham, I could not agree more with the noble Baroness. In fact, I can think of other…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportI cannot disagree with the noble Lord that the rape review and the things we are doing for victims now are long overdue, and that there has been a culture along the chain of…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportI think that is the whole point of the criminal justice system: that evidence that comes forward distinguishes between consent and non-consent.11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportI hope the noble Baroness will agree that I have made that point throughout my answers. It is all about the balance between justice being served and evidence being brought forward…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportWhat we are working towards and hoping to implement by the beginning of the next Parliament is that the process and the regulations around it are absolutely clear about what is…11 Jul 2022HANSARDInformation Commissioner’s Office ReportOne thing I feel a bit disappointed about is that the report does not reflect some of the powers that I know the noble Baroness was instrumental in bringing forward within the…11 Jul 2022