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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillDoes the noble Baroness know when the Law Commission might produce its final report and what the timetable thereafter would be—for example, how long there would then be before the…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this is a very interesting proposal. I think we all agree, across the House, that where somebody is entitled to automatic release at half or two-thirds of their…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe noble Viscount may be assuaged by the fact that what I am talking about is the starting point. Therefore, it is not a mandatory whole life term, it is a mandatory life…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this group contains three amendments in my name, and a Clause 103 stand part debate in the names of my noble friend Lady Massey and the noble and right reverend Prelate…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat is correct.10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am obliged to everybody who took part in the debate. There was widespread support around the Committee for the increase in the penalties for the naming of an anonymous…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThis is about a completely new topic that we have not addressed before, which is the unduly lenient sentence scheme. The scheme allows the Attorney-General to refer to the Court…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI express my gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and, through her, to the noble Baroness, Lady Newlove, for their support on these amendments. I also thank the Minister…10 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) (No. 2) Order 2021I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Younger of Leckie, for his clear exposition. We support this order and think that it is beneficial. We understand the effect to be that the child…09 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWhat is the method of scrutiny of that code of practice by Parliament?08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am very much obliged to my noble friend Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede for that intervention, which goes to an incredibly important point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillFirst, in the light of the evidence given by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, I unreservedly withdraw the suggestion that we are in any way disadvantaged by the officials not being…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI made it absolutely clear that I was not for one moment impugning the Bill team’s work ethic. I was saying, quite legitimately, that they are not here because it is so late at…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am very glad to hear that. It is the first time in my experience—and I am not complaining, because the officials have worked incredibly hard on this—that the Box is entirely…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWe move to Part 6 of the Bill, which is important. It creates two new types of caution: diversionary cautions and community cautions. These are described by the Government as “the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillGross negligence.08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe noble Lord has made a very interesting speech, but is it right that negligence and the harm that it does cannot be reflected in imprisonment for any criminal offence? What is…08 Nov 2021