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HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts Bill31 Mar 2022HANSARDJudicial Review and Courts BillI think that is correct, but let me write to the noble Lord on that point. My understanding is that the indicated plea of guilty cannot be used against them. I appreciate the…31 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, prison officers go through rigorous training and are given significant support. We have put in place a system whereby prison officers who are working with particular…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, every death in custody is a tragedy. Although in 2021 there were more self-inflicted deaths than in 2020, the number was the same as in 2019. The number of…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, I accept there are particular risks with people on remand, and with those who have just come into or been recalled to custody. We do focus on those particular groups.…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, my noble friend is right and we do want to do that. We also want to do two other things: to increase videoconferencing, so to speak, between prisoners and their…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, we are aware of that extremely important point. As we set out in the Prisons Strategy White Paper at the end of last year, we have committed to delivering 290…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, I do not recognise the phrase “staff shortages” when put in context. Between the end of October 2016 and the end of December last year, the number of prison officers…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, we have discussed IPP prisoners on several occasions. I acknowledge the work the noble and learned Lord has been doing in this area. As he knows, the Justice Select…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, prison chaplains do a lot of very good work. They are astute at looking out for signs of prisoners who are at greater risk of self-inflicted harm, but that is something…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, I am sure the Prisons Minister will be familiar with the document; I confess that I am not. However, with respect, it is not right to say that the number of self-harming…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, without getting into the statistics too much, comparing the 12 months to September 2021 with the 12 months to September 2019—post and pre pandemic—it is 23% higher. On…30 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisons: Death StatisticsMy Lords, the figures are perhaps connected in this way: we want to make sure that we have as few self-inflicted harm incidents as possible and as few assaults on staff as…30 Mar 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Sater for introducing this important Bill today, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, for his contribution to this short…25 Mar 2022HANSARDCoroners (Determination of Suicide) Bill [HL]My Lords, I too have no wish to delay the House but, like the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, I also thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for…25 Mar 2022HANSARDCovid-19 and the Courts (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions. This has been an extremely useful debate. I also thank the committee, including its former and new chairs, for its thorough…23 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 107, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 107A. 107A : Because the amendment is unnecessary as there is no legal…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords who took part in this debate. I will take matters fairly briefly, given the amount of other business before the House. On the duty of…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will also speak to Motionexpand-col4 K on secure schools, which is in this group. The House will recall that Amendment 71 would introduce a duty of candour for the…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMoved by That this House do not insist on its Amendment 71, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 71A.22 Mar 2022