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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clearly, if the original offence for which the offender is sentenced is one of the more serious ones that we have been talking about—for example, even offences that we consider to…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)We have indeed made such an assessment. We have done it for the whole jurisdiction, and the steady-state impact on the prison population is 255 prisoners. I do not have a…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Good morning, Sir Charles. It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Clause 106 is an extremely important clause of the Bill, because it forms a critical part…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Can I clarify whether the hon. Member is talking about potentially indeterminate sentences?15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)No, it is not.15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I am happy to answer all those questions, which are good questions. The 21-days provision that allows the Parole Board to think again has nothing to do with this; it is completely…15 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clauses 77 to 85 essentially provide for the statutory basis on which the diversionary caution—the higher of the two new cautions—will be introduced. We have already discussed at…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)The shadow Minister is right. I was saying that, for the kind of offences that he described in the last debate, judges have the ability to impose a whole life order. For murders…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 102 relates to whole life orders, which we discussed fairly extensively a few moments ago. It will give judges the opportunity, in rare and exceptional cases, to use a…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)On the review of how out-of-court disposals are used and are going, they are, as the shadow Minister said, already recorded by all forces in England and Wales and reported to the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationJust to be clear, the court judgment found that there was no article 3 infringement. It did not find that the conditions amounted to inhuman or degrading treatment. Moreover, the…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have not seen the up-to-date data for the past year, but I accept that we need to pay continuous attention to these issues. We need to make sure that the justice system always…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)The clauses in this group apply to both types of caution and provide an overarching framework in which the new cautions will sit. Each clause has a particular function, and I will…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Twelfth sitting)Let me respond to some of the questions and points that the shadow Minister raised in his speech. First, I should be clear that in forming the proposals the Government have…10 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 97 introduces schedule 10, which makes various consequential amendments to existing legislation to ensure the proper operation of the new two-tier system, which we have…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationThe hon. and learned Lady refers to the letter of 1 June and says that it post-dates the Home Affairs Committee appearance on 24 February, which it does. However, the paragraph…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationThe hon. Gentleman talks about the publication of the public health guidance. It was published online. He said it was only published because of the court case. It was published on…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI am afraid to say that the hon. Lady is getting a little muddled up there. The Napier site is not for detention; it is an accommodation centre, and people are free to come and…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationI agree with the thrust of my hon. Friend’s point, which he makes powerfully. We have already changed our inadmissibility rules to enable the sort of thing that he is describing,…10 Jun 2021HANSARDNapier Barracks Asylum AccommodationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that these channel crossings, which are now running at extremely and unacceptably high levels, are completely unnecessary because France…10 Jun 2021