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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, for proposing the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, who is unable to be with us this evening. She spoke…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the amendment from my noble friend Lord Attlee would seek to introduce a new sentence of detention for training at Her Majesty’s pleasure. It is aimed at offenders who…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, Amendments 208A to 208H relate to offenders serving sentences of imprisonment for public protection commonly known as IPPs. The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, who was very…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, it is important to remember what is in the amendments and what is not. We are not really debating whether short sentences are or are not a good thing; government policy…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, twice over. First, I thank her for tabling this amendment, which has enabled us to have this short but interesting…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, having heard the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, perhaps I can begin with two confessions. First, I frequently listen to and discuss issues with people with whom I firmly…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI accept that they do not refer specifically to short custodial sentences, but when the court is considering a short custodial sentence, the particular factors the court would…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI do not want to repeat what I have said. My focus is on ensuring that people have access to services on whatever day they are released, whether it is a Tuesday, a Friday or any…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am not suggesting it is not possible; I am asking whether it is the best way to deal with the problem. I hear “of course it is”, but I suggest that it is not. Take the example…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am trying to deal with the amendments in what I hope is a logical way. At the moment, I am dealing with the amendment which provides that the sentencing court should have regard…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the various speeches which have been given on these amendments, which, as we have heard, seek in different ways to avoid the release of prisoners on a…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am coming to the point about discretion in Scotland. I will respond to that in a moment, if I may. First, I wanted to identify how we think we can best deal with the problems…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI know that when it comes to the prison estate, there is a very close relationship between my department, the Prison Service and NHS England. Rather than read something off a…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillWhat is required is that women in prison have access to the same maternity services as they could expect in the community. My suggestion is that once that is set out, that is a…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, for tabling this amendment. As the explanatory statement makes clear, the amendment builds on the recommendations of…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am not basing it only on what I have called automatic termination. The scheme set out in Amendment 208G would represent a very different approach to management on licence and,…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill10 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we have had a very interesting debate. The last few speeches have highlighted the problems with the approach that I was going to set out. In short, where we end up on…10 Nov 2021