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HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceMy Lords, these are difficult issues and I completely understand the concern of the noble Baroness and others who have raised them. Taking the law into one’s own hands is a very…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceMy Lords, I do not wish to pre-empt the contents of the Wade report or the Government’s response. The broad position is that the Government are not yet persuaded that a change in…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceMy Lords, the Government are making progress on the whole issue of domestic abuse; we have the 2021 Act and the 2022 Home Office plan for tackling domestic abuse. There is also…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Defence for Victims who Commit an OffenceI will of course take that back.21 Feb 2023HANSARDCivil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023That the draft Orders laid before the House on 30 November and 9 December 2022 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 23 January .01 Feb 2023HANSARDProbation Service: Chief Inspector’s Reviews into Serious Further OffencesMy Lords, I am sure the whole House will join me in expressing once again our deep condolences and sorrow to the victims in these two cases. I will not, if your Lordships permit,…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProbation Service: Chief Inspector’s Reviews into Serious Further OffencesI cannot confirm it at this moment. My understanding is that such information should be available if it is recorded in the police record, and not just if there was a…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProbation Service: Chief Inspector’s Reviews into Serious Further OffencesMy understanding is that this covers relevant inquiries by the police and children’s services and any history of restraining orders or other similar court action in the past…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProbation Service: Chief Inspector’s Reviews into Serious Further OffencesMy understanding is that that is the case but, again, I will confirm it to make absolutely sure that we have the right information for your Lordships. As the noble Lord rightly…31 Jan 2023HANSARDProbation Service: Chief Inspector’s Reviews into Serious Further OffencesI too have a fond memory of that probation service, as it was then. As I appeared only once at the Quarter Sessions before they were replaced by the Crown Court, I bow…31 Jan 2023HANSARDCivil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023My Lords, this statutory instrument will expand the scope of civil legal aid to allow early legal advice before court on housing, welfare benefits and debt issues for those at…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023My Lords, I warmly thank noble Lords for their various interventions and points. I will take back the last point from the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, on domestic protection orders…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023My Lords, this statutory instrument will, again, expand the civil legal aid scheme, this time making civil legal aid available in two new areas of family law and in certain…23 Jan 2023HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023.23 Jan 2023HANSARDCivil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their comments. I pay particular tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his earlier role in this area as a Minister. I will certainly reread…23 Jan 2023HANSARDCivil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023.23 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, perhaps I can take this point under advisement, because it is not yet spelled out in the statute and I am reluctant—on the hoof, as it were—to put words into the mouths…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI can say that the principle is certainly not for the judge to be asking himself, “Should I be protecting the Government or the security services from actions for damages?” I am…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, on that last point, I would need some notice of that question. It is not a point that I have so far had to consider. It is the case that the court would have to be…18 Jan 2023HANSARDNational Security BillI certainly undertake to reflect on what further guidance can be given on how the courts should go about this exercise. I have taken up too much of your Lordships’ time and am…18 Jan 2023