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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. I have one last question. Do the panel have any views on the principle of statutory minimum sentences? Sam Doohan: Broadly speaking, statutory minimums cause…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q But should the court not sentence the person before the court, with regard to their maturity, condition and everything else at the point of sentence, rather than at a…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I will be very brief. It is a question for Gracie. I want to pick up on a point that you made, Gracie, in relation to unauthorised encampments and article 8. You suggested that…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q But you accept that the decision is made by the independent Parole Board, not the Home Secretary. Dr Bild: I do not know if it is going to be made by the Home Secretary or the…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Jonathan, I will come to you first. A few minutes ago you were talking about the measures whereby a prisoner who becomes dangerous—or who might have become dangerous—can serve…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q You were. To be clear, do you agree that in fact the powers in the Bill are simply for the Home Secretary to make a referral to the Parole Board and that the assessment of…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Yes, that seems very reasonable. The question of whether remote hearings are appropriate is ultimately a matter for the judge presiding over any given hearing. Do you share my…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Do you have any feedback from your members about how the use of remote hearing technology has worked during the pandemic? For example, I think we are now holding 20,000 remote…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q The referral is made by the Secretary of State, but the decision is made by the Parole Board—that is the critical point. Will you confirm that your understanding is the same as…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Yes, for example. Hazel Williamson: Okay. In terms of ISS, I have already indicated that its extension will require some resourcing. Intensive supervision and surveillance is…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Do you place any weight at all on people’s protocol 1, article 1 rights to have “peaceful enjoyment” of their possessions? Do you place any weight on that at all? Gracie…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Although of course it is possible to undertake rehabilitative activities in prison. Is the judgment that we are discussing here not one that can be exercised by the Parole…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q If your point is that they can change, surely the pre-sentence report delivered at the point of sentence will reflect that change, and that would be the appropriate approach to…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Hazel, for all the work you and your colleagues do across the country; I know that it is appreciated across the House. I have two brief questions. First, you…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)It is not targeting that community expressly; it is targeting people who engage in a particular kind of behaviour, regardless of their identity—but I think I have taken this far…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. Based on your response to Alex Cunningham’s question, you may not be able to answer this, but I wanted to double check. Do you have any view on the proposals to…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q My final question is on the remand review. What is the Youth Justice Board able to do to support the remand review and its subsequent implementation? Stephanie Roberts-Bibby: We…18 May 2021HANSARDProbateWe have increased resources to handle calls and inquiries relating to probate applications and, as a result, the average time taken to process such an application is running at…18 May 2021HANSARDBacklog of Court CasesI am rather perplexed to hear the shadow Minister talk about planned court closures. There are not any planned court closures and, in fact, as I have said, we have opened up 60…18 May 2021