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HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendments 63 and 42 are supported by the NSPCC; I am grateful for its help, which has enabled me to table them. They are designed to ensure that all children under the age of 18…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I welcome all that the Minister is doing. If I can help or support him in any way, obviously I will. The victims code is a fantastic tool, but it is only useful if victims know…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)We are off to a bad start now, aren’t we? Some levels of antisocial behaviour are a crime, so they would immediately fall within the proposals, but many victims of antisocial…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 2, page 2, line 23, at end insert “and with all state agencies with responsibilities under the victims’ code, including HMCTS and the NHS…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I began my speech on the amendment by welcoming the new changes, but the fact of having it enforceable is the nub of the amendment. Is the Minister able to speak about that? I…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 44, in clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) should be provided with information from all state agencies with…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)On a point of order, Sir Edward. Amendments 44 and 49 have been grouped together, but they have little to nothing to do with each other. Is there any way to separate them, or am I…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)Please can I ungroup them?27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for that clarity. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)The Minister highlights the problem: there are lots of different documents with lots of different Departments and support teams where the Government have felt comfortable defining…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for what he says, but it does not given me the reassurances that I want, because things are not working in practice. I will not press my amendment to a vote…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I will speak to amendments 38 and 39, which are linked to the criminal injuries compensation scheme. Victims of violent crime in England and Wales may be awarded compensation…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I will be quick because I know we have a vote coming. I agree that the instruments are in place, but the problem is that it relies on humans to actually let the victim know or the…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to build on the points that have been made. I will start with those made by the right hon. and learned Member for North East Herefordshire—27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)Indeed, and I thank the Minister. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for keeping an open mind. What is needed most is information on the criminal justice process for those family members, which would automatically be…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fifth sitting)Sadly, they are reporting it to the police, but the scale of the issue is so enormous and the resources are so intensive that nothing happens. I suggest the hon. Lady speak to her…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)Will the Minister give way?27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister. We have worked together for a long time, and he knows that I can be like a dog with a bone when it comes to things like this. I will take what he has said…27 Jun 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Sixth sitting)I wonder who the Minister is talking to, because this amendment is supported by the children’s sector, including the Children’s Society, the NSPCC and Barnardo’s. The children’s…27 Jun 2023