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HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyThe counter-extremism review has now concluded. My right honourable friend the Home Secretary is considering the recommendations made and will provide a further update to the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyAgain, my noble friend tempts me to produce the outline of the review’s conclusions. But we genuinely take this issue seriously. When I was a Member of Parliament, a constituent…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyI am grateful to the noble Lord for his Question and for the way he put it. The Commissioner for Countering Extremism makes recommendations to the Government, and we will consider…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyI am grateful to the right reverend Prelate for his question. Martyn’s law has been considered by and has cleared the House of Commons, and the issues he raises have been debated…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyThere is a Defending Democracy Taskforce comprising a number of Ministers, led by my honourable friend Dan Jarvis, the Minister with responsibility for security and…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyI am grateful for the question and the way in which the noble Lord put it. Again, I am slightly constrained in outlining the conclusions of the review before it has been…20 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyThe Government condemn all attacks against all communities, because people have a right to live their lives according to their own beliefs and religious outlooks. We will…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsNon-crime hate incidents are not treated as crime, and they are not a big part of daily police work. The College of Policing—which the noble Lord will know well—and the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsOne of the key elements of the Labour manifesto which will be brought forward this year by my right honourable friend the Home Secretary is establishing work to improve…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsHow about the half a billion pounds that was announced today by the Home Secretary? How about the focus on neighbourhood policing, with 13,000 police officers? How about the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsIt is vital that the police monitor non- crime hate incidents when proportionate and necessary to do so to help prevent serious crimes. The police focus, however, is on keeping…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI would never resist a meeting with my noble friend Lord Mann, and he can have one. I always say that it is better to have an open door than to have one kicked down.19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsThe Home Secretary has today announced potential reforms to the monitoring of police performance and what they need to monitor. If the noble Lord looks at what the Home Secretary…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI am grateful to the noble Baroness for those comments. I hope I can reassure her that the College of Policing and the inspectorate will be examining these issues as part of the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI cannot give the noble and learned Baroness any detail on the number of children impacted by any of these hate crimes; however, I hope that she will accept the principle. I will…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsThe collection of non-crime hate incident information is important because it helps to get a picture of potential wider crime in due course. But make no mistake: this Government’s…19 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsI hope the noble Lord does not take this the wrong way, but I pay tribute to him for his work as chair of the College of Policing. I have tried to say to the House that non-crime…19 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeAn impact assessment was conducted ahead of laying the necessary legislation. The SDS40 scheme now has an eight-week implementation period, allowing the service to better prepare…14 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeThat is an extremely important point. The issues of housing, potential employment, family contact, a bank account or access to finance, and the establishment of benefits prior to…14 Nov 2024HANSARDProbation Services: Prisoner Early Release SchemeThe noble Lord, Lord Bird, makes a valuable point. As part of the planning for the early release SDS scheme that is in place now, the Government are ensuring that there are prison…14 Nov 2024