Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

My Lords, this group of amendments applies to Clause 15, which concerns the use of cautions. Caut...

My Lords, I understand that I am speaking after my Front Bench friend, but I want to make a coupl...

I invite the noble Lord to deal with the proposition that his question ought to be referred to th...

I take the point the noble Lord has made. I was really seeing this in the wider context of not ju...

My Lords, although some of the contributions were about the group that follows and the stand part...

Could the Minister reflect on the comments that he made earlier? I am sure that we will come back...

I suspect that the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, has hit on the heart of this. I agree with my noble ...

Moved by

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

25: Clause 15, page 16, line 6, leave out par...

My Lords, as I suggested a moment ago, this amendment deals with matters that we dealt with in th...

My Lords, as I said on the previous group of amendments, we support this clause and the intention...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for tabling the amendment. I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Ke...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for his detailed explanation as to why the Government ...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

28: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause—

“Alt...

My Lords, this amendment is required in order to address a legal competence gap that has been ide...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

29: After Clause 16, insert the following new Clause—

“St...

My Lords, this amendment was provoked by a disturbing article in the Guardian on 1 July, based on...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for drawing the Committee’s attention to...

My Lords, I confess to being somewhat disappointed by the Minister’s response. We are talking her...

Moved by

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

30: Clause 17, page 17, line 3, leave out subsec...

My Lords, Clause 17 creates a new offence of ill treatment or wilful neglect that is likely to re...

My Lords, very rarely for me, I want to disagree with the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. We usually...

Perhaps I might clarify. I certainly agree that mental harm is as serious as physical harm. I do ...

That is exactly the point that Paul Burstow was trying to cover. If you back into that, I think y...

My Lords, I will briefly mention Amendment 33, which I tabled in the light of representations fro...

My Lords, at Second Reading I made reference to this and other clauses in this section of the Bil...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and both noble Lords for tabling thes...

I can quite understand the Minister saying that he cannot see that. However, is there not a dange...

I come back to my earlier point: the bar is set high here because wilful neglect has to involve i...

I am grateful to the Minister for such a full response to the amendment that I moved and to the o...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

34: Clause 18, page 18, line 27, after “adult,” in...

My Lords, I will be brief. This amendment was tabled by me and my noble friend Lord Beecham. It s...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving me the opportunity to deal with this importa...

I thank the Minister for his explanation. I shall reflect on it. My only intention is to protect ...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

35: Before Clause 23, insert the following new Clause—

“I...

My Lords, the law understandably frequently struggles to keep pace with changes in society, and t...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord for his introduction to this amendment. Of course,...

I will, of course, withdraw the amendment. However, if I may say so, I am slightly disappointed b...

My Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests. I am advised that it is the correct proced...

My Lords, I shall speak to Clause 23, although my comments could equally well apply to Clause 24....

My Lords, I declare my interests in policing as a member of the Association of Chief Police Offic...

My Lords, I briefly rise to support the noble Lords, Lord Blair and Lord Dear, on Clause 23. I sp...

My Lords, like other noble Lords, I want to speak to both Clauses 23 and 24 to aid your Lordships...

My Lords, this has been an excellent debate, distinguished by the contribution of four very senio...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister and to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for their comme...

I would be happy to talk to the noble Lord before Report.