Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

My Lords, I disclose that I am the chairman of the Prison Reform Trust, which, as the noble Lord,...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Woolf, for t...

My Lords, I do not know whether the Minister’s amendment has been called. I rise just to say that...

My Lords, we have had something of a trailer from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd, and I d...

My Lords, I want to make one very small point about the Government’s proposals, which is mainly t...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his typically clear exposition of the Government’s po...

Moved by

Lord Ashton of Hyde

2: Schedule 1, page 82, line 31, leave out from “Act” to...

My Lords, Amendments 2, 3 and 101 make minor changes to correct an inconsistency in the current l...

My Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Ashton of Hyde—more Jekyll than Hyde, I would have thoug...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

3: Schedule 1, page 83, line 11, leave out from “Act” to end of ...

Moved by

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

6: Clause 7, page 6, line 33, at end insert—<...

My Lords, Amendment 6 is an extremely modest amendment. Your Lordships will appreciate that Claus...

My Lords, I want to speak in favour of the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Marks, but to slight...

My Lords, the Bill extends electric monitoring, a procedure which thus far has proved problematic...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. Perhaps I should b...

Could the Minister indicate whether there will be consultation on those proposals, and with whom?...

I hope to come to that in a moment.

As was explained in Committee, the code will not only e...

My Lords, in relation to Amendment 6, I accept my noble friend’s point that it is for the Secreta...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

9: Before Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—

“Reca...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

10: Clause 8, page 7, line 41, after “(4)” insert “—

(i) ”...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

38: Clause 9, page 10, line 25, leave out “Board” and insert “re...

Moved by

Lord Lloyd of Berwick

39: Clause 10, page 11, line 2, after “(prisoners)” in...

My Lords, this amendment relates to a group of 650 prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for ...

My Lords, in over half a century in the law, inevitably one comes across a number of injustices i...

My Lords, I pay tribute to my noble and leaned friend, Lord Lloyd, for his tireless pursuit of th...

My Lords, this House is quite accustomed to criminal justice legislation and in debates of this k...

My Lords, we have heard three very powerful speeches from noble Lords—and noble and learned Lords...

My Lords, the unhappy cohort of prisoners to which this amendment relates linger in prison years ...

My Lords, I apologise for having missed the first two minutes of the speech of the noble and lear...

My Lords, I stand here as someone who does not share the professional knowledge that some have sh...

My Lords, I pay credit to the speeches that have already been made from all sides of the House, i...

My Lords, coming from a background in policing many years ago, it might be thought by those who i...

My Lords, I fully support the argument adduced by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lloyd. It goes...

My Lords, I join other noble Lords in paying particular tribute to the noble and learned Lord, Lo...

If this formulation does not meet the requirements, why has the Labour Party not put forward its ...

Because the Act to which we have already referred gives the Secretary of State the power to do ex...

My Lords, this has been an excellent and very well informed debate, with contributions from sourc...

Before the noble Lord sits down, I wonder whether he can help me on one matter. Does he accept th...

I accept that there have been certain delays in providing all the courses that might have been pr...

My Lords, I regret to say that I do not find the Minister’s reply satisfactory in any way, no mor...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

40: Clause 14, page 15, line 17, at end insert—

“( ) In se...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

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

“St...

My Lords, this amendment addresses the problem of stopping and searching children below the age o...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, for setting out his amendment so clearly...

My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s response. I shall not ask the House to divide on the a...

Moved by

Baroness Meacher

42: Clause 19, page 18, line 3, leave out “It is an offence...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 43A, which takes the place of Amendment 43 on the Marsh...

My Lords, I apologise for coming in just after my noble friend Lady Meacher had started speaking,...

My Lords, I hope I will be forgiven a short interjection on the amendment, which I fully support,...

My Lords, I have a sense of deja vu facing the Minister on this matter again, along with the two ...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate on these important new of...

Can the noble Earl explain what he means by “will not bite”? He seems to be saying that the docto...

I do not accept that at all. There is already a range of possible offences. If a patient, or a me...

I have listened at considerable length to the arguments put by the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, a...

My Lords, this is Report stage so I shall be brief, but I am grateful to my noble friend for the ...

I thank the Minister for his response. I do not believe that offences for GPs and other doctors i...

I am sorry to disappoint the noble Baroness but I cannot undertake to agree that the Government’s...

I understand what the noble Earl is saying but we need to discuss how we take this forward and wh...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

44: Before Schedule 3, insert the following new Schedule—

...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

47: Clause 21, page 20, line 34, at end insert—

“( ) A per...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

51: Before Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—

“I...

My Lords, Amendment 51 relates to identity theft, which is a growing problem, particularly in thi...

My Lords, the Government recognise that there are significant challenges in dealing with the many...

Perhaps it might be a job for the Minister.

I am flattered by the suggestion. However, whether it is done by me, an official or anyone else, ...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

53: Clause 25, page 23, leave out line 13 and insert—

“(3)...

Moved by

The Earl of Lytton

57: Clause 25, page 23, line 21, at end insert—

“( ...

My Lords, at Second Reading I queried whether we did not have laws enough to deal with police cor...

My Lords, I will be very quick. The amendment in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, seems v...

My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Earl for bringing these matters to the attention of th...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that extensive reply and the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for the...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

58: Clause 25, page 24, line 5, leave out “England and Wales or ...

Moved by

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

60: Clause 27, page 24, line 35, leave out “1...

My Lords, our amendments in this group on Clause 27 regarding compulsory custodial sentences for ...

My Lords, I shall speak briefly on the amendment proposed by my noble friend Lord Marks. First, o...

Before my noble friend gets on to her third point regarding 16 and 17 year-olds, may I just ask h...

No. In relation to the likely impact, my point was whether that is considered under the requireme...

My Lords, I speak in support of my noble friend Lord Marks and will make two points. First, over ...

My Lords, I support the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Marks. Before doing so, I join in his t...

My Lords, I rise briefly in support of my noble friend Lord Marks’s amendment. In particular, I w...

My Lords, the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, seeks to t...

As noble Lords will be aware from previous discussion on this matter in Committee, this clause wa...

I hesitate to interrupt. My noble friend knows full well that that section merely requires the co...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

61: Clause 27, page 24, line 36, leave out from “had” to e...

My Lords, first, I apologise to the House that I was not present when your Lordships discussed th...

My Lords, although my noble friend Lady Browning states that she is not a lawyer, I think that sh...

My Lords, this group of amendments raises important issues, just as we saw with the previous grou...

I am sorry to disappoint the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, and the House but I am unable to respond i...

My Lords, I am most grateful—that is, I think I am grateful. This is a serious subject and it is ...

Is it your Lordships’ pleasure that this amendment be withdrawn?

I am not withdrawing the amendment.

The amendment has already been moved and the Minister has responded, so it is for the noble Baron...

My Lords, before my noble friend formally concludes speaking to the amendment in response to the ...

The Government’s position has not changed. Parliamentary counsel assisted the noble Baroness in m...

Does the noble Baroness wish to withdraw her amendment or seek the opinion of the House?

I do not wish to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Browning

62: Clause 27, page 25, line 1, leave out from beginning t...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

65: Clause 27, page 25, line 5, after “offence” insert “, ...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

69: Clause 27, page 25, line 11, at end insert-—

“(2...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

73: Clause 27, page 25, line 29, leave out from “had” to e...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

77: Clause 27, page 25, line 40, after “offence” insert “,...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

81: Clause 27, page 25, line 47, at end insert-—

“(6...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

85: Clause 27, page 26, line 16, leave out from “had” to e...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

89: Clause 27, page 26, line 27, after “offence” insert “,...

Moved by

Baroness Browning

93: Clause 27, page 26, line 34, at end insert—

“(5C...

Moved by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

97: After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause...

My Lords, I am happy to move my amendment when the House and the Government are in such a content...

My Lords, perhaps I may add one point which the union raised and which I think is the reason why ...

My Lords, I support the principles of the amendment, which shows how belonging to a responsible u...

I am delighted to be able to support the amendment of my noble friend Lord Foulkes of Cumnock; it...

My Lords, this amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, would make it an...

My Lords, in no way do I want to impugn the integrity, the sincerity or any other attribute of th...

Independent Labour.

Independent Labour. On the basis that they express some genuine concern, I should like to test th...

Moved by

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

98: After Clause 28, insert the following new...

My Lords, Amendment 98 stands in my name and in the names of my noble friends Lady Grender, Lady ...

My Lords, I, too, have my name to Amendment 98 and wish to echo the points made by my noble frien...

My Lords, I support the arguments made by my noble friends in relation to this matter. I am pleas...

My Lords, I am pleased to say that we on these Benches support these amendments. Some time ago my...

My Lords, I thank my noble friends Lord Marks, Lady Grender, Lady Brinton and Lady Barker for Ame...

My Lords, in withdrawing Amendment 98, I simply say that I am grateful for my noble friend’s clar...

Moved by

Lord Sharkey

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

“Di...

My Lords, in 2012 we passed the Protection of Freedoms Act, which allowed all those men convicted...

My Lords, I am glad to support this amendment, just as I was very glad to support the previous ve...

My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, in supporting this amendment. I hope the Government...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for his continued concern and interest in this ma...

I thank the Minister for his reply and am grateful for the progress that we have been able to mak...

Moved by

Baroness Berridge

100: Before Schedule 4, insert the following new Schedule—...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

101: Before Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—

“E...

Moved by

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames

106A: After Clause 31, insert the following n...

My Lords, this group comprises Amendments 106A to 106D and 181A and is the last group at the end ...

My Lords, were any other Members present, they might share my bewilderment at being faced at a ve...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, often sounds ministerial, and from comments that he may h...

My Lords, I say at the outset that I entirely accept the point made by both the Minister and the ...

My Lords, I had rather anticipated that disappointing response. Again, the Minister has concentra...

Moved by

Lord Faulks

52: Clause 25, page 23, line 7, after “constable” insert “listed...

My Lords, it is important that we put on record how much we support the police service. We are ve...

I think I understand the queries of the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, to be focused not so much on th...