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HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsOf course, I have to leave spending review issues to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of Exchequer, but the reality is that the CPS best practice domestic abuse framework seeks…04 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Violence ProsecutionsI hate to focus on this issue, but the reality is that of course all prosecutions have been affected by the pandemic. The whole courts system, as well as most other functioning…04 Feb 2021HANSARDSerious Fraud OfficeI regularly meet the director of the Serious Fraud Office and her senior leadership team to discuss the SFO’s progress in tackling the top level of serious and complex fraud,…04 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Pro Bono Legal ServicesI have heard directly from members of both my pro bono committee and the Public Legal Education Committee on the impact of the pandemic on their work. I know that the legal…04 Feb 2021HANSARDSerious Fraud OfficeI thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Justice Committee, for his remarks. I will convey his remarks—in fact, I know my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney General will…04 Feb 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe right hon. Gentleman makes a perfectly reasonable point, as he very often does. The issue with putting the code of conduct into the Bill is, in part, that the code of conduct…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThat is a perfectly reasonable question, but I cannot speak to what might feature in the report of the Commissioner. However, there has been a clear indication from looking at…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWhat I can say is that the Scottish Government will need to bring forward their own legislation if they wish to place devolved activity on an express statutory basis. I hope I…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThe reality, of course, is that the safeguards that I have adumbrated in regard to CHIS are very relevant here and, as I have mentioned, there are considerable safeguards that…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillWith your leave, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would now like to make some closing remarks. I thank colleagues from across the House for the thoughtful and considered contributions made…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillThis Bill is an important piece of legislation that places a long-standing tactic on a clear and consistent statutory basis. It provides certainty for those who engage in…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillNot for the first time, my hon. Friend makes a very powerful point by dint of his experience in these matters, and in a moment I will give an example that he might find…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Domestic Abuse ProsecutionsThe hon. Member is right: it is a burning issue and a very important one. Domestic abuse cases are among our highest priorities in the court system, being dealt with by the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration Offences: ProsecutionThe CPS is committed to prosecuting immigration crime to protect UK borders, and, in particular, to bring to justice those who exploit and facilitate the entry of illegal…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeMy hon. Friend is entirely right about public protection. It is one reason why, exceptionally, I will refer a case involving a dangerous offender, for example. In two separate…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeThe Court of Appeal has this month increased sentences referred by me for a range of offending. Those have included the supply of drugs in one of Her Majesty’s prisons, the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Lockdown: Domestic Abuse ProsecutionsI am full of admiration for the work that my right hon. Friend does in this area. She is a powerful and committed advocate for this cause. She is undertaking some work for the…10 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration Offences: ProsecutionThe CPS has not changed its policy on prosecuting immigration offences. The joint approach between the CPS and Immigration Enforcement is to consider prosecution for anyone who…10 Dec 2020HANSARDImmigration Offences: ProsecutionAs I say, the policy is clear on prosecutors’ obligations. They have obligations—the obligations that we have under article 31 of the refugee convention—and it is well to point…10 Dec 2020