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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Finally, I know that the average price for a place in a secure children’s home is about £10,000 a week if it is a private one. Do you know what the cost is likely to be or…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q If you could write to us on that, it would be hugely appreciated. Within the Bill, there are changes regarding the availability of live links and when a vulnerable witness could…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Thank you. Dame Vera Baird: We wrote last year and asked for exactly that.20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Good morning, Dame Vera. I have a couple of quick-fire questions, which hopefully you can answer briefly, please. There should be, in the victims’ code, consultation when an…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. That leads me nicely to special measures. Again, there is the provision for special measures in courts, but it is at the judge’s discretion, and it also depends on…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you very much. Just one line, please, commissioner. Non-penetrative child abuse offences are not seen as serious crime; therefore, they do not fall under the double…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q 194 Good afternoon, witnesses. What difference would it make if there was a definition of child criminal exploitation? Children’s Society first. Iryna Pona: I think having a…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Sorry, I am a bit deaf and your link is a bit iffy. Is there any chance you could speak a little slower, please? Iryna Pona: Of course, yes—sorry. I was saying that the lack of…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q This question is directed at Jonathan: the terrorist clauses in the Bill are welcome, and they seem comprehensive. Is there anything, in your opinion, that is missing that you…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q That is very interesting, thank you. Alison, I have a particular interest in road safety because I have a smart motorway running through my patch. That is not covered in the…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q From a human rights perspective, are any groups disproportionately discriminated against in the Bill? Adam Wagner: I will leave the Gypsy and Traveller aspect to Marc. From a…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much. To focus on the protest aspect of the Bill, do you think that the terminology around protest is simple enough for protesters to understand, or could it lead…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Have you done any analysis on how the measures, particularly the sentencing measures, will impact on women, children and primary carers? Adam Wagner: No; I have not, I am afraid.18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)That is very lax of you, but we will pass.18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Mr McCabe, may I start by apologising for my tardiness? It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship. The strange surroundings threw me. I do apologise for…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, everyone. I want to ask a question specifically relating to the police covenant. I am concerned about the level of support for officers dealing with the trauma of…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Are there any risks or concerns that you would have if that training became mandatory for all officers as part of the police covenant? Assistant Commissioner Hewitt: The reality…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q The Bill, as it stands, is a working document. If you were able to draft amendments specifically to provide more support for victims of crime, what would you both like to see in…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have the resources to do that at the moment? Chief Superintendent Griffiths: We have the increase with the additional 20,000 officers who are coming in. It is my hope and…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. And from the Federation’s point of view? John Apter: I completely echo and support Paul’s comments—he and I work very closely together on this. My colleagues want to…18 May 2021