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HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe ministry has provided additional funding for the CCRC to look at closed cases where advances in forensic science could now provide new evidence. The CCRC is actively working…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionI thank my noble friend for that question. I shall write to him. I do not have an answer to the point that he raises, but I shall ensure that it is brought to the attention of the…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe Government are actively looking into the concerns raised about the compensation cap and will provide an update on that matter in due course. We would encourage Mr Sullivan to…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe noble and learned Lord raised those points a couple of weeks ago and, since then, we have had the letters in the Sunday Times about the appearance of the chief executive in…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThere has actually been an increase in resource for the CCRC over the past five years or so, partly to meet the point on forensics that I made in answer to an earlier question. If…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe short answer to the noble and learned Lord’s question is yes. The review, which, as I said, will take about 18 months, will indeed look at the CCRC’s composition. Of course,…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionI will have to write to my noble friend; I do not have those figures in my pack. As I said, the CCRC has a target of completing case reviews in about 85% of cases within 12…20 May 2025HANSARDCriminal Cases Review CommissionThe noble Lord raises a number of very important questions, which will, of course, be answered by the interim chair when that name is announced. The workload of the Court of…20 May 2025HANSARDLegal Aid Agency: Cybersecurity IncidentI thank both the noble and learned Lord and the noble Lord for their questions. I will endeavour to answer them as fully as I can. I say at the outset that I share their sense of…20 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationYes, I would welcome that. There have been numerous attempts to try to tie up the elements of what happens to prisoners as they leave prison. In the previous Government, there was…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationMy Lords, effective resettlement of prison leavers is crucial to reduce reoffending. This includes making sure that someone has a home, family links where appropriate, access to…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationI thank the right reverend Prelate for that question. It is a very profound one, because of course some prisoners do get institutionalised when they have served lengthy prison…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationYes, I agree with the noble Lord’s point, which is why my right honourable friend Shabana Mahmood made the announcement yesterday in which the Government committed to building…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationMy Lords, of course I agree with my noble friend. I, too, have visited Belmarsh and I agree with the point he makes about training. In fact, my noble friend Lord Timpson, who has,…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationI absolutely recognise the point that the noble Lord makes about the importance of the chaplaincy. My understanding of the chaplaincy is that it is multifaith. There are Sikh…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationI thank the noble Lord for asking that question. I am very aware of this issue. I was under the impression that the practice of releasing on Fridays had been substantially…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationYes, I absolutely understand the point that the noble Lord, Lord Fox, is making. Last year, the Government recruited 1,000 new probation officers; in the current year, we aim to…15 May 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationThe noble Lord asks an important question and the answer lies in housing and accommodation. At the moment, there are three tiers of possible housing options available to…15 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesMy Lords, it is essential that financial penalties are collected and enforced. His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service uses robust methods to do so, including taking money from…13 May 2025HANSARDUncollected Financial PenaltiesI thank my noble friend for that supplementary question. Of the £4.4 billion that she referred to, £2.7 billion is from confiscation orders. Of the £2.7 billion, £1.2 billion is…13 May 2025