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HANSARDSentencing Act 2020 (Special Procedures for Community and Suspended Sentence Orders) Regulations 2023I am very happy to give my noble friend Lord Jackson that assurance. The Ministry of Justice and the Government share his view that effective chaplaincy is very important and part…26 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023That the draft Order and Regulations laid before the House on 11 and 15 May be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 June .20 Jun 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillMy Lords, the Government wholeheartedly support the Bill, and I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, for setting out so eloquently and clearly its content and purpose. So…16 Jun 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillMy Lords, as far as I know, the noble Lord is entirely correct in his assumption. If I am, or he is, wrong, I will write accordingly to clarify that point. It will ultimately be…16 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Advocate Bill [HL]My Lords, I first echo the words of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and associate myself with his commendation of the persistence, determination and integrity with which the noble…16 Jun 2023HANSARDOffenders (Day of Release from Detention) BillMy Lords, I too add my thanks and congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Bird, for persevering in taking this Bill through the House and for continuing the good work of the…16 Jun 2023HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I, too, thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for, again, providing a valuable opportunity for the House to debate this deeply sensitive issue. I also…16 Jun 2023HANSARDPublic Advocate Bill [HL]My Lords, I have to say that I give no commitment of any kind. I would not want anyone to read between the lines. All I am saying is that the Government will listen very carefully…16 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Judicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023.15 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023I am happy to answer the noble Lord’s question in the negative: as far as I know, this is the last SI for the judiciary. The McCloud remedy is still to come in other parts of the…15 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023.15 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, this order amends the Judicial Appointments Order 2008, which made chartered legal executives eligible for some judicial offices using powers under the Tribunals, Courts…15 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2023My Lords, I understand—and I will correct the position in writing if I am wrong—that CILEX members can already be appointed as legal advisers. Speaking for myself, I would…15 Jun 2023HANSARDJudicial Pensions (Remediable Service etc.) Regulations 2023My Lords, I apologise for the fact that these regulations comprise 44 pages of the densest technical complexity one could imagine. I will try to explain them as simply as…15 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, the relevant judges will decide cases depending on the evidence in that case. There is very substantial judicial training—probably more than there has ever been—on all…14 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, miscarriages of justice occur relatively rarely within our justice system. In criminal cases, the Criminal Cases Review Commission will investigate possible miscarriages…14 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, all women have access to safe and legal abortions on the NHS up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. It is not appropriate for the Government to comment on any particular case,…14 Jun 2023HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2023That the draft Order laid before the House on 24 April be approved. Relevant document: 38th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee…14 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeDiscrimination in the criminal justice system is not acceptable to the Government. The Government are conscious that there are concerns about the way that ethnic minority persons…14 Jun 2023HANSARDMiscarriages of JusticeMy Lords, with respect, the Government do not entirely agree with the analysis of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, that there is a connection between miscarriages of justices and…14 Jun 2023