Criminal Justice Bill (10th sitting)
The following are extracts from the 10 th sitting of the Public Bill Committee on the Criminal Justice Bill, on 18 January 2024.
We have strengthened the statutory guidance to require agencies to consider discretionary management under MAPPA in all domestic abuse cases. In the last reporting year, we have seen a 30% increase in the take-up of that offer. For that reason, we consider it appropriate to put it in the Bill.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 18 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 301.]
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, 18 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 301.]
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 strengthened the statutory guidance to require agencies to consider discretionary management under MAPPA in all domestic abuse cases. In the last reporting year, we have seen a 37% increase in the take-up of that offer. For that reason, we consider it appropriate to put it in the Bill.
I thank the shadow Minister for his speech and for supporting the clause. In answer to his final criticism that we have abandoned women and girls, the Serious Crime Act that created the offence of coercive, controlling behaviour received Royal Assent in February 2015.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 18 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 304.]
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 response to the speech by the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham).
The correct information should have been:
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 18 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 304.]
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 response to the speech by the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham).
The correct information should have been:
I thank the shadow Minister for his speech and for supporting the clause. In answer to his final criticism that we have abandoned women and girls, the Serious Crime Act that created the offence of coercive, controlling behaviour received Royal Assent in March 2015.
In answer to the hon. Lady’s question, in the data we have, which is from 2022, 566 people were convicted of coercive control, and it is estimated that, as she suggested, around 200 would be serving 12 months or more and would have been eligible for MAPPA management. We simply make the point that the MAPPA framework is used for the most serious offenders; whether it is a sexual, violent or terrorist offence, people qualify for MAPPA if their sentence is one year or more.
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 18 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 304.]
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 response to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips).
The correct information should have been:
[Official Report, Criminal Justice Public Bill Committee, 18 January 2024, Vol. 743, c. 304.]
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 response to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips).
The correct information should have been:
In answer to the hon. Lady’s question, in the data we have, which is from 2022, 566 people were convicted of coercive control, and it is estimated that, as she suggested, around 200 would be serving 12 months or more and would have been eligible for MAPPA management. We simply make the point that the MAPPA framework is used for the most serious sexual, violent and terrorist offenders, and those convicted of violent offences must have received a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment or more to qualify.