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HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, the Law Commission recommended reform. That has already taken place in other jurisdictions. We are working on exactly how the reform should take place in this country as…29 Nov 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, the Law Commission recently published its report on reforming wedding law in England and Wales. We must consider the 57 recommendations in full. It is important that we…29 Nov 2022HANSARDHumanist MarriagesMy Lords, as far as I know, this problem is not a matter for the Church of England. The Government’s view is that as a country we should proceed across the board to solve and…29 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, the Lammy Review, which the Government warmly welcomed, made 35 recommendations and the Government undertook actions in respect of 33 of them; only two others relating…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, much effort is being devoted to this problem through the Judicial Diversity Forum. The judicial diversity and inclusion strategy for 2020 to 2025 aims to increase the…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, I am not in a position to help the right reverend Prelate on the question of the royal commission on the criminal justice system. However, I can say that we are making…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, certainly, judges are provided with domestic abuse training. The Equal Treatment Bench Book places particular emphasis on avoiding bias in sentencing and related…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewI can give my noble friend the assurance that she seeks. Through the community sentence treatment requirements programme we are working with health agencies to improve access to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewMy Lords, stop and search is a matter primarily for the Home Office and the police, but I know that there is special training for police services in relation to this, including…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewThat is a matter for the Judicial Appointments Commission. I cannot challenge the facts that the noble Baroness presents. This is certainly an area on which continued work is…28 Nov 2022HANSARDLammy ReviewPerformance indicators in the Prison Service are one of the recommendations that it has not been possible to take forward yet. It is quite difficult to do as it is difficult to…28 Nov 2022HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 5 September be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their support for this amendment. In response to the noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, on his question about the cost of a DBS check, my information is…03 Nov 2022HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022That the Grand Committee do consider the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022. Relevant document: 13th Report from the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2022My Lords, I beg to move that the Committee do consider this statutory instrument to amend the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. The effect would be to…03 Nov 2022HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, may I also congratulate and thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for again providing the opportunity to debate this important and sensitive issue and…28 Oct 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionMy Lords, I will provide the noble and learned Lord with the figures shortly. It is quite a complicated question—more complicated than it seems. I simply remind the House that, as…27 Oct 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionMy Lords, the Government will of course consider those considerations along with all the others raised in the report.27 Oct 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionAs I said, the Government’s view is that, despite the intractability of the problem, public protection must come first. That is the position we have taken over the years. Without…27 Oct 2022HANSARDPrisoners: Indeterminate Sentences for Public ProtectionMy Lords, as I just said, the Government will consider all the recommendations in the report. I should like to make clear that recall does not necessarily happen for trivial…27 Oct 2022