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HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Rape CasesMy Lords, I appreciate the concern that has been expressed in respect of this matter. We are taking forward the review but, in addition, we are also setting up a child sexual…05 Mar 2020HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Rape CasesMy Lords, there has been widespread concern about the utilisation of non-disclosure agreements, not only in the context of university administration but across the board. It is a…05 Mar 2020HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Rape CasesI concur with the sentiment expressed by the noble Baroness. On digital material, which has increased enormously in recent years, the CPS introduced a guideline in July 2018 which…05 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]I am perfectly happy to have meetings on this or any other issues that may arise before Report, and to have the relevant officials present. I hope I have expressed clearly our…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin by correcting a misapprehension disclosed by a number of noble Lords. We have produced a family impact assessment in respect of the Bill. Indeed, it was…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin with Amendments 7 and 17A tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, which seek to allow one party to block applications for financial provision on divorce…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, under the procedures set out in this new Bill, something like 80% of divorces will now take longer than they otherwise would have done. Having regard to that, it is…03 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationMy Lords, there has been no delay in this matter. There are currently three separation centres available—at HMP Frankland, HMP Woodhill and HMP Full Sutton, which are all…03 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationMy Lords, I mentioned earlier that 22 imams were engaged in the chaplaincy intervention programme; there is also one Sikh chaplain engaged in that programme. Each of those…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin with the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Farmer. The requirement sought within the amendment to report annually on the number of divorce applications is…03 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationMy Lords, I confess that I am not sure such figures will be available. I will take steps to identify whether they are but, as I say, I express doubts as to whether they are. In…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, the Bill introduces the new option of both parties to a marriage making a joint application for divorce, which will allow them to approach divorce on the basis of a…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]That the Bill be now read a third time.03 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationMy Lords, I do not accept that characterisation of my responses. The noble Lord, Lord Harris, asked for very specific statistics which I do not have to hand. That would hardly…03 Mar 2020HANSARDPrisons: RadicalisationMy Lords, it will not surprise the noble Lord that I do not have the precise statistics he has asked for, in particular the number of days when escorts were not available, but I…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, as I believe I indicated previously, we accept that we should address the service issue in the context of the Bill. Therefore, I can advise the Committee that my right…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, when the Government consulted in 2018 on the Bill’s proposals, a number of headlines suggested that we were introducing quickie divorces; indeed, in some quarters, that…03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]The matter of legal aid is not within the scope of the Bill, and it is not the present intention to address it.03 Mar 2020HANSARDDivorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [HL]My Lords, I will begin with Amendment 3, moved by the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries of Pentregarth. I am grateful to the noble and right reverend Lord, not only for…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]My Lords, I take the opportunity to pay tribute to the Law Commission and parliamentary counsel for their work on this Bill, not least for their continuous efforts to ensure that…03 Mar 2020