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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the joys of the IPP debate are ahead of us. That raises very different points. The IPP sentence has different characteristics and the problems that it has given rise to…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI do not know which of the no-doubt multifarious press releases the noble Baroness read, but it was clear in the ones that I saw that the matter was going to be brought back here.…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs I said, I am very alive to the IPP issues, as the noble Lord knows; but the IPP issue and the IPP sentence was a novel sentence which did things that other sentences did not…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillAs I hope the House knows from this Bill and plenty of other Bills, I am very happy to discuss issues with anyone at any time. However, points of principle have been made, and…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am not going to try to adjudicate on that point, which seems to be a point of procedure, better left to those who know more about it than I do. I have listened very…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am very happy to be accused of all sorts of things, but I hope that nobody in this House believes that I act either towards it or towards any of its Members with discourtesy. We…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIn the last week, as is my wont, I have had discussions with a number of Members of this House on this matter. Any Member of the House knows that my door is always open to them,…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I ask the House to vote on my amendment. Motion08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I want to put it on record that in the last week, when this amendment has been tabled, all the engagement I have had on this matter I have facilitated, and I have…08 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I first turn to Amendment 223A from the noble Lord, Lord German, which would allow local authorities to “establish and maintain” secure academies and prevent any…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe reason why I did not say it in terms that I was certain that the noble Lord had got it wrong was precisely that point. It seems that we might be approaching this point from…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendments 222 and 223, which I move today on behalf of the Government, are technical amendments to Clause 139, which clarifies that 16 to 19 academies can provide…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am grateful to my noble friend for the question, and for taking the time to discuss it with me in the past. Because the offender is 18 at the time of the case and of the…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI appreciate that there is a range of ages across Europe. We are at 10; some are at 12; some are at 14; some are at other ages. I have sought to set out why we believe that 10 is…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, these amendments concern youth justice matters. I will address each of them in turn. Amendment 219B, tabled by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIt might well be that it operates in a slightly circuitous way. I have not looked at that section myself. Let me look at it after I sit down. If I need to upgrade, so to speak,…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy understanding is that the £259 million was announced in the spending review to continue the programme to maintain and expand capacity in both secure and open residential…17 Nov 2021HANSARDOffenders: Pregnant WomenMy Lords, this was an appalling event. In consultation with health partners and contracted providers, we have taken a range of immediate and long-term actions locally and…17 Nov 2021