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HANSARDData Protection Act 2018 (Amendment of Schedule 2 Exemptions) Regulations 2022My Lords, we support these regulations. There is currently an exemption in our data protection law known as the immigration exemption, as the Minister explained when she…19 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we will be supporting the noble Lord, Lord Best, if he chooses to press his amendment to a vote. If I may refer briefly to my experiences as a magistrate, it is indeed…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing her two amendments, which we welcome. It was fair of her to point out the legacy of the recording of non-crime hate incidents and…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this amendment was debated on Wednesday, so I intend to speak very briefly to it. The purpose of the amendment is to ask the Government to set up a review of drinks…17 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his assurances, and I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. It has been quite quick but focused on the issues raised in this group of amendments. The noble Earl, Lord…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support my noble friend, who is quite right in everything she has said. Sexual abuse and rape can quite often take decades to come to light. The anomaly, which she has…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I move on to the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope. I am grateful for their support. They raised drafting issues, if I…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this group of amendments seeks to introduce new offences to make it illegal to have sex-for-rental accommodation. Currently, sex for rent was affirmed as a sexual…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I, too, support the amendment. It is modest and worth while, and is another step down the road. I remember that the noble Lord, Lord McNally, introduced the phrase…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for giving those very good and relevant examples of abuses of trust in dance, music and drama. I remember the points that the…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I was sitting in the City of Westminster magistrates’ court yesterday with our Bench chairman, Jane Smith, who was aware of this government concession. We had a very…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the proposed new clause in Amendment 104B would bring Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, which provides for the cross-examination of…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we support this amendment and every element of what the noble Lord, Lord Marks, said when he was introducing it. It is about criminal sentencing. My noble friend Lord…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I feel privileged to come in at the tail-end of this six-year campaign. I have to say I found it very moving listening to my noble friend Lord Cashman and the noble…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I too will be relatively brief. This debate is about balancing rights and balancing vulnerabilities, and I have been following it over months if not years.…10 Jan 2022