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Statement on what is the proposed timetable for the implementation of (a) the recommendations relating to vulnerable and intimidated witnesses contained in the report, Speaking Up For Justice, and (b) the measures designed to help witnesses give evidence in Part II of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999....

Asked by

Alan Keen (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 1999

Reference

98817; 339 c4W

House

House of Commons

Bassam of Brighton, Lord

What is the proposed timetable for the implementation of (a) the recommendations relating to vulnerable and intimidated witnesses contained in the report Speaking Up For Justice; and (b) the measures designed to help witnesses give evidence in Part II of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. [HL 25]....

Asked by

Lord Clarke of Hampstead (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 1999

Reference

HL 25; 607 c2WA

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he has issued in respect of evidence in criminal trials from vulnerable witnesses in accordance with the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. - Inc ref to "Speaking up for Justice" report.

Asked by

Margaret Moran (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 1999

Reference

97374; 337 c590-1W

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the reply given on 19th April to the honourable member for Eltham, 329 c467-8W, what has been the outcome of the examination of the recommendations in the Lawrence Report and what measures have been adopted to promote racial, religious,...

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 October 1999

For answer on

1 November 1999

Answered on

1 November 1999

Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the reply given on 19 April 1999 to the hon. member for Eltham (Mr. Efford), Official Report, column 468, what has been the outcome of the examination of the recommendations in the Lawrence report and what measures have been adopted to promote racial, religious, sex and disability equality. [95350] Mr. Ingram: [holding answer 26 October 1999]: As I said in an earlier reply, the terms of reference of the Review of Criminal Justice and the Patten Report cover areas highlighted by the report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Criminal Justice Review team is due to report shortly and the Government are currently consulting on the recommendations of the independent Commission on Policing as required by the Good Friday Agreement. The Government will be making a statement on the outcome of consultation on the Patten report, "A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland", after that consultation is complete. The Government remain committed to the principles of equality of treatment, respect for human rights and different cultures as fundamental elements of policing in Northern Ireland. Since April the Government have announced a number of significant measures. For example, the new Equality Commission for Northern Ireland was established on 1 October and the appointment of Mrs. O'Loan as Police Ombudsman Designate was announced on 11 October. The report of the working group considering the treatment of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses in the criminal justice system was published in July. The group endorsed the recommendations made by a similar working group in England and Wales. In particular they recommended, and I agreed, that the provisions in the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, which relate to such witnesses, should be extended to Northern Ireland by means of Order in Council. This has now been done. The group is continuing to meet to oversee implementation of its recommendations. Following the Report the Deputy Chief Constable of the RUC has taken responsibility for co-ordinating activities and action plans are being introduced. A Positive Action Team has been set up to progress ethnic minority recruitment. All probationers complete a Police Community Relations module dealing with equality and race relations legislation, human rights and harassment. Officers receive local training on how to respond effectively and sensitively to racial incidents. Family Liaison Officers have been established force-wide. Local Community Affairs officers monitor racially motivated incidents as defined in the Lawrence Report. Community Affairs Branch in partnership with the Police Authority for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities supported by the Commission for Racial Equality have set up a Community and Police Liaison Committee with ethnic minority organisations. Contact has been established with the Chinese Welfare Association and a crime desk set up at the Indian Community Centre.

Date

1 November 1999

Reference

95350; 337 c38-9W

House

House of Commons

Appeal Committee fifty-sixth report. (Vote).

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Lords papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Appeal Committee

Date

21 July 1999

Reference

HL 95 1998/99

House

House of Lords

Programme motion*, Rep and 3R:Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill (HL) 1998/99

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill (HL). Programme motion for remaining proceedings (formal). Report stage. Third reading debate. Agreed to on question. Passed with amendments.

Lead member

Jack Straw

Answering member

John Greenway

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

8 July 1999

Reference

334 c1202-79

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what circumstances, under the provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [Lords], the complainant in a rape trial could be denied screening from the defendant.

Asked by

Julia Drown (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

29 June 1999

For answer on

2 July 1999

Answered on

2 July 1999

Ms Drown: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances, under the provisions of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill [Lords], the complainant in a rape trial could be denied screening from the defendant. [89664] Mr. George Howarth: Under clause 17(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Bill, all complaints in sexual offence trials will benefit from a presumption that they are eligible for help with giving evidence. As the clause is currently drafted, a complainant would be considered ineligible for help if the court was satisfied that the quality of his or her evidence was not likely to be diminished by fear or distress. However, I am considering whether the presumption in clause 17 could be strengthened. Once a witness is deemed eligible, the court will go on to consider which (if any) of the special measures in the Bill, including screens, would be likely to improve the quality of his or her evidence. If it decides that a measure would improve the witness's evidence, it must award it. In reaching that decision, it will have to consider all the circumstances of the case. Those circumstances include the witness's views, and whether the measure might tend to inhibit the evidence being tested. So a court could decide that a rape complainant should not be screened from the defendant for one of the following reasons: the witness was ineligible for special measures; the witness did not want to be screened; another measure (perhaps live link, or clearing the court) would be more likely to maximise the quality of the witness's evidence; screens might inhibit the ability of the defence to cross-examine the witness; or, for some other reason, in all the circumstances of the case, the quality of the witness's evidence would not be maximised by being screened from the defendant. Having said that, I would not expect courts to commonly refuse screens for rape complainants who want them.

Date

2 July 1999

Reference

89664; 334 c308-9W

House

House of Commons

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (CM 4262)

Lead member

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Answering member

Viscount Astor

Department

Home Office

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

15 April 1999

Reference

599 c845-910

House

House of Lords

Home Office

Answered by

Lord Boateng (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

15 March 1999

Reference

327 c701-2

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What measures he plans to introduce to protect vulnerable witnesses.

Asked by

George Turner (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 1999

Reference

327 c701-2; 74588

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/226

Vulnerable or intimidated witnesses: administrative arrangements: a consultation paper. NIO. 1999.

Deposited by

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

28 January 1999

Reference

Dep 99/226

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What measures he will introduce to protect witnesses and victims from being intimidated against giving evidence.

Asked by

George Turner (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 January 1999

Reference

64367; 323 c330-1W

House

House of Commons

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