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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)Before I come on to clause 29, I want to address one point made by the shadow Minister, as this is part of the same family of clauses. The reference to negotiation does not mean…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)I cannot say that the programme would be exactly the same, but we are looking for equivalence. We even set out in the Bill that there will be a supervisory arrangement already,…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Bardell. What are the timings for this morning’s sitting?18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)Sorry, I misunderstood.18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)Clause 30 makes amendments to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to ensure that offenders who are convicted of coercive or controlling behaviour and receive a sentence of 12 months or…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I will make some progress. I want to respond to the points raised by the shadow Minister. [Interruption.]18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the shadow Minister for his speech and for supporting the clause. In answer to his final criticism that we have abandoned women and girls, the Serious Crime Act that…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)The provision has been welcomed by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner. She said: “This provision will help to ensure that perpetrators are properly managed in the community and…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 37, in clause 31, page 26, line 23, at end insert “(and, in the case of a service offence, the corresponding offence is not so specified).” This amendment…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)Amendments 37 to 39 are not technical amendments, as my brief says; they are amendments that extend the operation of clause 31 to Scotland. I will be scolded by my officials if…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I have not really started, but yes.18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I don’t— [ Interruption. ] Yes, it has. The clause extends eligibility for polygraph testing to offenders who have been convicted of murder and are assessed as posing a risk of…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)On Jonathan Hall’s comments, there are two points to make. First, given his expertise, it is relevant to consider what he said about polygraphs in general, which is that…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)Polygraph conditions are set by the Secretary of State.18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)Can I come back to you on that? The shadow Minister talked about the categorisation of former terrorist offenders, and I hope I can answer his point. We have made the point, and I…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Tenth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, although I am not sure that I completely followed it. To answer the point about who administers the polygraph testing, it is the…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)It is again a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell. Clauses 25 to 27 concern the transfer of prisoners to foreign prisons. Clause 25 introduces the measures that…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Lady’s question is a good one. She will know that women form a very small part of the overall cohort of prisoners, that women prisoners have unique vulnerabilities and…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)I am sympathetic to the hon. Lady’s point, which I will take away. The purpose of the provisions is to set the framework for future agreements, so of necessity they are…18 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Ninth sitting)That is my understanding.18 Jan 2024