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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, there have been some very strong speeches from some very eminent lawyers, talking about the underlying principles of the jury room. Set against that, as the noble Lord,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer also added his name to this amendment. We clearly support the amendments. I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Cashman and the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, there are a number of amendments in this group to which I would like to speak. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, made the overarching point that he is suspicious of broad…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we support this amendment from the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. As she said, there is a cycle of offences for vulnerable people with drink and drug…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the Labour Party has been at the forefront of calls to make misogyny a hate crime. Former Nottingham police and crime commissioner Paddy Tipping ensured that it was…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, my name is on this amendment as well. I have the same briefing as the noble Baronesses, Lady Brinton and Lady Newlove, so I do not have anything additional to say, other…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for summing up his response to the two amendments in this group. I feel I have been around this track a number of times over the years and we hear…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the purpose of Amendment 212 is to encourage sentencers to used community-based sentences rather than short prison sentences. It proposes strengthening the custody…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I agree with the points that the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, just made. I also think that Mr McAra should be very grateful to my noble friend Lord Brooke for raising the…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate. I agree with the points that the noble Lord, Lord Marks, has made, but I want to give a different perspective that partly undermines…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI thank my noble friend Lady Massey for introducing these amendments. She did so comprehensively, and I shall speak very briefly in support of them. When most young people go into…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for tabling his amendment. As we have seen through this debate, it has inspired many contributions on a wide range of points about…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, is to retain simple cautions. The examples he gave illustrate the point I made earlier: that this is a very complex…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I listened with interest to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. As he says, in this part of the Bill the police are investigators, prosecutors and sentencers. They also decide…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, this has been a wide-ranging debate. When the right reverend Prelate introduced it, he made a general plea in favour of cautions and on why his amendment was…10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I want to say something from the Back Benches about my experience of sitting on scrutiny committees, which the noble Lord has just spoken about. I have sat on scrutiny…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I too agree that the noble Baroness made a compelling speech, with which a lot of people who live in London will have a lot of sympathy. I also agree with my noble…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have to say that I find myself in the somewhat invidious situation of supporting the Government. The Labour Party supported this clause in the other place; we agree…08 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I was interested in the explanation of this amendment by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick. As he rightly said, there are all sorts of potential issues—one can think of…08 Nov 2021