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Proceeding contribution from Lord Beecham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 February 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

185A: Clause 124, page 106, line 12, at end insert— ““(6A) Within three years of the commencement of this section, the Secretary of State must review and report to Parliament on the operation of youth cautions, in particular, the use of appropriate adults in the cautionary processes and whether it should be extended to 18 year olds. (6B) At any point following a report being made under subsection (6A), the Secretary of State may by order extend the appropriate adult provisions in this section to a person given a youth caution, where that person is under the age of 18.””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
735 c882 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Alternatives to prison Women Housing Finance Fixed penalties Immigration Empty property Homelessness Knives Offenders Payments Prisoners Prisons Public places Offensive weapons Nationality Metals Rehabilitation Sentencing Schools Young people Young offenders Squatting Self-defence
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk