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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I will first respond to the questions about amendment 62, to which the shadow Minister just spoke. I agree with the concern that he is raising. We must ensure that the barrier is…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)As always, Dame Angela, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Clause 32 introduces schedule 4 to the Bill, making reforms that are more than technical: they are…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)That is a bit of wishful thinking.18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I will in just one moment. Then, to determine whether there is a real risk, the schedule sets out towards the end of page 119 what the court may have regard to. That includes the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)Many of the questions concerning the probation service are for the Ministry of Justice, not the Home Office, but I know that the Ministry of Justice is investing more resources.…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)There we are. We have enthusiastically embraced the hon. Gentleman’s idea. I give him and his colleagues full credit for conceiving it. I acknowledge that the Government amendment…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 34, page 27, line 16, at end insert “and Northern Ireland”. This amendment and amendments 85 to 88 provide that a serious crime prevention…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I will briefly reply to a couple of the questions. We propose to use the same processes already in place for property that is seized. There is a very standard form and process…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)We are getting a little way off topic. Briefly, since the shadow Minister has raised the question, the roll-out is happening in a thoughtful way, rather than immediately, to make…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 32, in clause 18, page 14, line 13, after “application” insert “(including any appeal)”. This amendment clarifies that for the purposes of clause 18(8)(b),…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I will try to respond to some of the points made on this group of amendments and clauses. On mental health, as the national partnership agreement is rolled out, we are asking the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I have talked about the liaison and diversion officers and the treatment capacity, but on police resources, which the hon. Lady was asking about, we have just completed a…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for raising the point. It is important to have capacity to deliver the testing. As I mentioned a couple of moments ago, we are now in the second year of a…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)Well, the actual tests often get administered by police officers, and the hon. Lady asked about police officer capacity. We are also removing some of the administrative burdens on…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)On that point, it is important to clarify the reason we are introducing the national partnership agreement, which applies Right Care, Right Person across the whole of England and,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I am relieved, but not surprised, to hear that. The result of these on-the-spot tests takes between 13 and 35 minutes to come back, so it is pretty quick. I said these were…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 25, in clause 15, page 11, line 19, leave out lines 19 to 21. The amendment and amendment 26 ensure that procedural provisions in respect of regulations…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)As I just set out, drug testing might be done, particularly if the inspector thinks that drug abuse might have contributed to the offending. If someone is on drugs that are…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a great pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mrs Latham. This series of Government amendments and associated clauses expands the police powers…16 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Eighth sitting)It could be; that is certainly a possibility that I have in mind. If those regulations were brought forward, and maybe there would be some further clarifying codes of practice and…16 Jan 2024