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HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]It is intentionally broad. Again, this is not going to proceed without the input of the judiciary, in particular the Lord Chief Justice, and without application to the formulation…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]To clarify, I believe I said that many housing issues are currently governed by the Civil Procedure Act 1997. They are therefore subject to civil procedural rules and could, in…10 Jun 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL]My Lords, I begin with a simple point of clarification, although it may be that confusion reigns only in my mind. Where the Bill refers to the Secretary of State, it refers to the…10 Jun 2019HANSARDSentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL]That the Bill be referred to a Second Reading Committee.06 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, commissioning of interventions for each area will be driven by a regional probation director, who will have a special responsibility to make use of locally available…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorThe mixed-market model that we have engaged in has proved effective in a number of respects, and we continue to believe that that is the way in which to deliver services. Indeed,…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, the support of family and other social networks is a critical factor in helping to reduce reoffending, and we want to build on that where possible. Over the past couple…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, there is a determination to ensure that the voluntary sector is fully engaged in the future delivery of probation services. Indeed, although there are only 94 voluntary…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, voluntary organisations play an important role in helping offenders turn their lives around. We are determined to strengthen this role. In May, the Government set out…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, I am not sure I used the word “great”, but there have been successes so far as that model is concerned. Indeed, if we look at the statistics, we see that there has been…05 Jun 2019HANSARDProbation: Voluntary SectorMy Lords, our plans regarding this matter are more developed in respect of Wales, where the model was originally considered. We are looking to transfer offender management…05 Jun 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsThe noble and learned Lord is entirely right. The Director of Public Prosecutions has issued very clear guidelines, which address not only the evidential test but the public…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsMy Lords, my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Justice expressed his personal views on this issue of conscience, but it is not a matter of government policy. With…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsI can give the right reverend Prelate that assurance. Indeed, we have had recent contact with some organisations representing the very parties to which he refers. They will be…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsThe noble Baroness makes a very clear point with reference to the findings in Holland and Belgium. The British Medical Association and the Royal College of Physicians have come…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsMy Lords, the Government recognise the challenges faced by those suffering from a terminal illness, and the desire of some to have choice over how to end their lives without fear…23 May 2019HANSARDParliament: Freedom of Speech and the Rule of LawMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, for his careful and well-considered contribution to this debate. I am also grateful for…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsMy Lords, the Government do not plan to change the law at this time. Lord Sumption is a distinguished author and retired judge, of course. In his retirement and in delivering his…23 May 2019HANSARDSuicide Act 1961: ProsecutionsMy Lords, I am not in a position to comment on all surveys because that may embrace ones of which we are not aware. The Government have always taken the view that this is a matter…23 May 2019HANSARDFamily Courts: Domestic ViolenceI am not able to identify the link that the noble Baroness refers to. We have full confidence in our family courts system and in the ability of our circuit and district judges to…21 May 2019