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HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020I am so grateful to the right hon. Gentleman because, although I am not sure that he realises it, he is supporting my argument, which is that the national framework that applies…14 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020Forgive me. The right hon. Gentleman took a slightly different approach in his advocacy, but we acknowledge the passion that he brings to the subject. I merely confirm and…14 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020I am so pleased that the right hon. Gentleman has raised that point. He has a particular interest in this matter, and I answer many of his parliamentary questions on it, so I know…14 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020Forgive me, five years. My Hon. Friend had an incredibly positive effect on the lives of many thousands of children across our country, including the most vulnerable. He is…14 Sept 2020HANSARDDRAFT REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ACT 1974 (EXCEPTIONS) ORDER 1975 (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020
DRAFT POLICE ACT 1997 (CRIMINAL RECORD CERTIFICATES: RELEVANT MATTERS) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) ORDER 2020I thank my hon. Friend. He was the Minister of State with responsibility for children and families over many years—I think some six or seven years.14 Sept 2020HANSARDHate Crimes: South and East Asian CommunitiesThe perpetrators of hate crimes targeting south and east Asian communities, and others, in relation to covid-19 are being punished. We know from the Crown Prosecution Service that…22 Jul 2020HANSARDHate Crimes: South and East Asian CommunitiesWe have heard these concerns from the police and charities, and we are working with them to ensure that police forces are reassuring affected communities and encouraging reporting…22 Jul 2020HANSARDDomestic AbuseThe hon. Lady knows that we already protect the rights of victims of domestic abuse and other survivors through a range of measures, not just those in the Domestic Abuse Bill, but…22 Jul 2020HANSARDSecurity Industry Authority: Annual Report and AccountsThe 2019-20 Annual Report and Accounts for the Security Industry Authority (HC647) is being laid before the House today and published on www.gov.uk. Copies will be available in…21 Jul 2020HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Hate CrimesWe are committed to protecting places of worship from hate crimes through the places of worship protected security scheme. The funding for next year, at £3.2 million, is an uplift…13 Jul 2020HANSARDOnline Harms: Social MediaThe online harms White Paper was world leading in its ambitions to sort out the online world. We are very clear that what is illegal offline is also illegal online and that has…13 Jul 2020HANSARDOnline Harms: Social MediaWe are firmly committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to be online. We will be publishing a full Government response to the online harms White Paper consultation…13 Jul 2020HANSARDPlaces of Worship: Hate CrimesVery much so. I can assure my hon. Friend that the places of worship protective security funding scheme has been designed so that each place of worship can apply for practical…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am happy to take that intervention and I thank my hon. Friend, the Chair of the Justice Committee, for his support. In new clauses 4 and 5, the right hon. and learned Member for…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillHomes should be places of love and safety, but for 2.4 million people across the country they are not. We want the abuse to stop, and we want victims to live, peaceful, safe and…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I of course pay attention to the fact that he has had a long-standing campaign on this matter. I have looked carefully at his…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillThe right hon. Lady makes a point that I know would, at first blush, be attractive, but the problem is that we do not have that bedrock of evidence. We are coming to the Dispatch…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy right hon. Friend knows that in recent days a range of views have been expressed, including by two Royal Colleges, on new clause 28 and what it seeks to achieve. Indeed, there…06 Jul 2020HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is fair to say there were moments in the past two and a half years when I did not quite believe that I would be able to stand at the Dispatch Box and deliver the winding-up of…06 Jul 2020