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HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q Professor Grubin, your evidence is fascinating. I think the reference to the pilot project earlier might have been in relation to jurisdictions where polygraph testing is not…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Yes. He has given us evidence this morning and provided a note to that effect, but, as always, you are being scrupulously fair.25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Thank you.25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q Am I right in understanding that the OLR cannot be imposed until a formal risk assessment has been carried out by Scotland’s Risk Management Authority for the benefit of the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q Good afternoon, Mr Clancy. Can I follow up on your reference to Jonathan Hall’s notes? You will have seen that Jonathan Hall has also prepared a note—his third—on the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q Can I move now to TPIMs? What is the Law Society of Scotland’s view on the proposal to change the standard of proof from the balance of probabilities to reasonable grounds for…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q Yes, it does; thank you very much. You have already talked about the implications of clause 33 of the Bill for Scotland, where polygraphs are not currently in use. You have…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q They are not used for anything in Scotland. I understand that they are currently used for sex offenders in England, but they are not used for sex offenders in Scotland, are…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q What about the involvement of the Parole Board? You have already spoken favourably about what the Parole Board can bring to assessing risk of involvement in terrorism. Of…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q In the second part of paragraph 9 of your note, you say: “It would be preferable if Clause 6 was disapplied where an Order for Lifelong Restriction is passed. This also raises…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q Of course, sentencing is a devolved matter, so normally the Scottish Parliament would deal with it. There would have to be a legislative consent motion from the Scottish…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q You say in your written evidence that if they were introduced, that would be “a significant step”, and that it would raise various issues regarding “responsibility,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q You have already said that if there is such clear evidence, you would be happy to consider it. Is that correct? Michael Clancy: Yes.25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q Just to interrupt there to pick up on that last point about polygraphs, as a matter of law, a legislative consent motion will be required for this Bill in so far as it impinges…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (Second sitting)Q Okay. Sorry; I asked you for the Law Society of Scotland’s view on lowering the standard of proof in relation to TPIMs. Michael Clancy: Again, we set out some views in our…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q I want to ask a couple more questions about TPIMs. The Minister took you through what is being proposed. As I understand it, you have not been given a justification or a…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill (First sitting)Q Beyond the example that the right hon. Member for New Forest East raised on the Floor of the House on Second Reading about somebody who has been in Syria for a few years—you…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Next PhaseWhat plans he has to ensure that the NHS has the capacity to tackle the next phase of the covid-19 outbreak.23 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Next PhaseI thank the Minister for his answer, but after the end of the Brexit transition period, all four health services in the UK and Northern Ireland will face increased bureaucracy and…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Independent Complaints and Grievance SchemeI thank the hon. Gentleman for tabling his amendment, which I shall be supporting. On the point about due process, politics can be a dirty business, and sometimes complaints that…23 Jun 2020