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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 10 March 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.


Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

On the first point, yes, we are talking about England in the context of this particular series of clauses and amendments. The issue of hospices is quite an interesting one. I want to reflect on that because the definition of a hospital can be fairly broad. It can cover secondary care facilities, day surgeries, walk-in centres and specialist clinics located within the grounds of those secondary care facilities. Clearly, not all hospices will have security staff available for fairly obvious reasons. Those that have will be able to take the appropriate action and will have had the appropriate training. It is worth the Government reflecting further on hospices and where they fall in the definition. I am not sure that we can necessarily help, but I will certainly have a closer look at that. As I have said, the clause applies to England only. Health service matters are devolved in Wales. It would be for the National Assembly Government to decide on the appropriate steps for problems in Wales. The noble Baroness made a fair point about the value of training and the fact that staff are very well trained to deal with these things. They can identify problems caused by stress and recognise the impact on people’s mental health and so on, which is clearly terribly important.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
699 c1321-2 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Criminal proceedings Criminal investigation Administration of justice Armed forces Crimes of violence Anti-social behaviour Hospitals Inspections Immigration Drugs Human trafficking Misconduct NHS Police Pay Prisons Public sector Misuse Police authorities Standards Young people Strikes Anti-social behaviour orders Armed Forces' Pay Review Body Prison Service Pay Review Body
Legislation
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
Link
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