Criminal Justice Bill (eighth sitting)
The following are extracts from the eighth sitting of the Public Bill Committee on the Criminal Justice Bill, on 16 January 2024.
Around a quarter of all homicides in England and Wales are classed as domestic. In other words, the perpetrator is a partner or former partner of the victim.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, Vol. 743, 16 January 2024, c. 257.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, Vol. 743, 16 January 2024, c. 257.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
Around a quarter of all homicides in England and Wales are classed as domestic. In other words, the perpetrator is a partner, former partner or relative of the victim.
We have also introduced a new statutory aggravating factor for murders involving gratuitous and excessive force, sometimes referred to as overkill. That
is something that Clare Wade found to be strikingly prevalent in not only domestic murders, but all the cases she assessed.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 16 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 258.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 16 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 258.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
We have also introduced a new statutory aggravating factor for murders involving gratuitous and excessive force, sometimes referred to as overkill. That is something that Clare Wade found to be strikingly prevalent in domestic murders.
A new mitigating factor will apply in cases where the victim of an abusive partner or family member has killed their abuser, in recognition of their experience as a victim of abuse preceding the killing, which is exactly what happened in the Sally Challen case. This is consistent with the conclusion of the Court of Appeal—it is essentially taking the court’s conclusion and making it a statutory mitigating factor.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 16 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 258.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 16 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 258.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
A new mitigating factor will apply in cases where the victim of an abusive partner or family member has killed their abuser, in recognition of their experience as a victim of abuse preceding the killing, which is what happened in the Sally Challen case.
It is well known that this is the Ben Kinsella amendment, which Jack Straw introduced in 2007 in response to a campaign fought very passionately by Ben’s sister, Brooke, and his family.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 16 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 266.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 16 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 266.]
Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, the hon. Member for Newbury (Laura Farris):
An error has been identified in my speech.
The correct information should have been:
It is well known that this is the Ben Kinsella amendment, which Jack Straw introduced in 2010 in response to a campaign fought very passionately by Ben’s sister, Brooke, and his family.