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HANSARDDivorce, 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, 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 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 2020HANSARDOffender Management: Checkpoint ProgrammeMy Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lord Bates for securing this debate. I note that Durham Constabulary is making a notable contribution to innovation and…27 Feb 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)That the order of commitment be discharged.25 Feb 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)My Lords, I understand that no amendments have been tabled to the Bill and that no noble Lord has indicated a wish to move a manuscript amendment, or to speak in Committee.…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThe sentence itself reflects the entire period ordered by the court. It is then an executive action to decide at what point during that sentence somebody may be released on…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, the purpose of this Bill is to end the automatic early release of terrorist offenders, moving the earliest point at which they can be released and making their release…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy understanding is that under the present legislative regime, there is a duty on the Secretary of State to release the prisoner at the halfway point. We require a regime in which…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I am not in a position to give a specific answer to that focused point with regard to the institution in question, but I will take advice and seek to revert to the noble…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, clearly these are grave matters worthy of serious debate, and I am obliged to all Members of the House for contributing to that debate. Let us be clear at the outset.…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI misheard the noble Lord, and I apologise to him for that. I had understood him to refer to the issue of the sentence being retrospectively changed, as reflected in the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillI am not aware of any statutory provision whereby the Parole Board can secure a letter from the trial judge. Regarding release, the Parole Board has to be satisfied that the…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, this Bill is only one element in a much broader response to terrorism, which includes both legislative and non-legislative measures. The Government’s view is that it…24 Feb 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, we all understand the purpose of this amendment and of the other amendments in the group, albeit that I will come on to deal with the point that arises with regard to…24 Feb 2020HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019That the Grand Committee do consider the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019. Relevant document: 3rd Report from the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLegal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions to this debate. I will address a number of the points that have been raised. First, the results of the second pilot in…11 Feb 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)My Lords, the sole purpose of this Bill is to pave the way for the Law Commission’s sentencing code, a consolidation of legislation governing sentencing procedure in England and…11 Feb 2020HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] (Law Commission Bill)That the Bill be now read a second time.11 Feb 2020