Proceeding contribution from Lord Hylton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 May 2007. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Offender Management Bill.
Offender Management Bill
In general, I welcome this amendment. I want to refer only to subsection (4). I question whether absolute equality in matters of religious belief is wise. If a voluntary organisation sets out to benefit only the members of a particular religious belief, why should it not do so by working exclusively with offenders from that religious background? It may be able to work very effectively within its own faith community, so why should it be forced to offer its services to everyone indiscriminately?
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- 692 c703
- Session
- 2006-07
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Contracts Charities Women Equality Ethnic groups Offenders Private sector Public sector Probation National Probation Service for England and Wales Rehabilitation Standards Voluntary organisations Reoffenders Non-governmental organisations Probation trusts
- Legislation
- Offender Management Bill 2006-07
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