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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)I would be extremely grateful for that. Thank you. I refer you back to one of your earlier answers. There are already huge backlogs in the justice system, for various reasons. Are…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Will, what is the Scottish perspective? Will Linden: The Scottish perspective is very similar, but this comes down to the fact that we collect a lot of data on…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you ever so much for this, Hazel. I have been around one of these secure children’s homes—it was a mixed-sex one—and I found it absolutely terrifying. I have visited…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I was really disturbed that IICSA—the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse—showed that the reported incidents of sexual abuse in youth offending institutions and secure…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q First, hello Nina—I have never spoken to another Champion that I am not related to before. My question is for Laura. Will the number of people in prison increase as a result of…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Kate, what percentage of women in prison are actually victims of crime themselves? Dr Paradine: Most women in prison have experienced much worse crimes than those…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q My understanding is that women tend to be in prison for survival-type crimes. Is that correct? Can you give us some examples and any data that you have? Dr Paradine: That…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you—I hear your pleas. My final question is to Jonathan. Do you feel that the proposed changes in sentencing within the Bill adequately consider the impact on women,…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. Lack of employment is a major barrier to rehabilitation after release from custody. Do you think that proposals to reform the criminal records regime go far enough to…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)It is extraordinary. I have tinnitus, which is why I am deaf, so that ringing—20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Which proposals specifically? Have you got them there to rattle off? Helen Berresford: Some of the proposals will increase the sentencing, such as some of the proposals around…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Let me ask you briefly, in your experience what is the impact on a child receiving a criminal record? Please can I start with Will. Will Linden: The impact on a child receiving…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Ellie, I asked you earlier whether you had any concerns about the Bill putting additional pressure on the judicial system. Does the Law Society have any other concerns about the…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q 153 It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I have two questions. Will the changes in the Bill, particularly around youth offending, help early…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Could you give specific examples of what could be in the Bill that would reach that outcome? Hazel Williamson: Some things in the Bill mean that some of our children would…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q How much data is currently collected by Government agencies around offences relating to child sexual exploitation or child criminal exploitation? Iryna Pona: From what we know…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. Will, do you have thoughts on this, please? Will Linden: It is not necessarily my area of expertise, but I will just back up what Iryna said there. The challenge if…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. You are not being drawn on this, so I will move on. I was surprised that the option of charitable status for secure children’s homes was potentially in the Bill. Who…20 May 2021