My Lords, I rise not least because it is very important for us to take a moment to understand the importance of this debate—in particular, to address the matters raised by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I too have sat through all the days in Committee, and noble Lords will...

My Lords, I rise not least because it is very important for us to take a moment to understand the importance of this debate—in particular, to address the matters raised by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick. I too have sat through all the days in Committee, and noble Lords will...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training has been provided to police officers about responding effectively to domestic violence claims by individuals in same-sex relationships.[HL3247]

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what training has been provided to police officers about responding effectively to domestic violence claims by individuals in same-sex relationships.[HL3247]

My Lords, now that the noble Baroness has sat down, perhaps I may raise a point of order. I have to tell the House that I found the exhibition we have just had rather extraordinary. I have not been in this House for very long. Noble Lords will know that...

My Lords, now that the noble Baroness has sat down, perhaps I may raise a point of order. I have to tell the House that I found the exhibition we have just had rather extraordinary. I have not been in this House for very long. Noble Lords will know that...

My Lords, with the leave of the House I would like to speak in the gap. Your Lordships will be relieved to know that I will be very brief. I have had the privilege of listening to this debate for much of yesterday and most of this morning. It is...

My Lords, with the leave of the House I would like to speak in the gap. Your Lordships will be relieved to know that I will be very brief. I have had the privilege of listening to this debate for much of yesterday and most of this morning. It is...

Lords debate on motion to call attention to reform of the law, and to the strategy and support services, in relation to violence against women. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to reform of the law, and to the strategy and support services, in relation to violence against women. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, in replying, I declare an interest as patron of the Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence, and former chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic Violence. I immediately congratulate very warmly my noble friend Baroness Gould on securing...

My Lords, in replying, I declare an interest as patron of the Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence, and former chair of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic Violence. I immediately congratulate very warmly my noble friend Baroness Gould on securing...

My Lords, we will differ, but we will absolutely agree that we ended up in just the right place. I also agree with him that that legislation is more than fit for emulation, because it does what is prescribed on the tin. It is very effective, and delicately enables people...

My Lords, we will differ, but we will absolutely agree that we ended up in just the right place. I also agree with him that that legislation is more than fit for emulation, because it does what is prescribed on the tin. It is very effective, and delicately enables people...

My Lords, in order to understand the context of the noble Lord's amendment, we should look at how this matter is dealt with in practice. The first point to make about Clause 76 is that there is currently only one court in England and Wales that hears European arrest warrant...

My Lords, in order to understand the context of the noble Lord's amendment, we should look at how this matter is dealt with in practice. The first point to make about Clause 76 is that there is currently only one court in England and Wales that hears European arrest warrant...

My Lords, I apologise to my noble friend for rising too quickly. I say both to my noble friend and to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, that the amendment is unnecessary, but I join with them very strongly in their condemnation of torture and unlawful rendition. As the...

My Lords, I apologise to my noble friend for rising too quickly. I say both to my noble friend and to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, that the amendment is unnecessary, but I join with them very strongly in their condemnation of torture and unlawful rendition. As the...

I understand the way in which the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, and the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Jones, put their points but there are a number of practical issues which we need to bear in mind. The first, as the noble Lord will know, is that the designated judge...

I understand the way in which the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, and the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Jones, put their points but there are a number of practical issues which we need to bear in mind. The first, as the noble Lord will know, is that the designated judge...

My Lords, while I understand the aspiration behind the amendment of the noble Earl, Lord Onslow, and what he is trying to achieve, I will resist it on the basis that the provisions of Clause 72 already provide sufficient safeguards to ensure that the return of an individual pursuant to...

My Lords, while I understand the aspiration behind the amendment of the noble Earl, Lord Onslow, and what he is trying to achieve, I will resist it on the basis that the provisions of Clause 72 already provide sufficient safeguards to ensure that the return of an individual pursuant to...

My Lords, I think I understand the basis on which the noble Lord makes his contention in relation to submissions, but I am afraid that I do not agree with him. In cases where a person who is the subject of an extradition request is serving a sentence in the...

My Lords, I think I understand the basis on which the noble Lord makes his contention in relation to submissions, but I am afraid that I do not agree with him. In cases where a person who is the subject of an extradition request is serving a sentence in the...

My Lords, on the noble Lord’s first question, the issue is whether the court has capacity to make those considerations, which it does. I have made it plain that the current structure enables the judge to look at that issue right at the beginning, that the ECHR is there to...

My Lords, on the noble Lord’s first question, the issue is whether the court has capacity to make those considerations, which it does. I have made it plain that the current structure enables the judge to look at that issue right at the beginning, that the ECHR is there to...

My Lords, I hear what the noble Baroness says on Amendment 152AKAC, but that was listed together with Amendments 152AKAA and 152AKAB, and all of those issues require the judge to consider both the evidential standards and the EAW list of offences when considering forum. I am not sure what...

My Lords, I hear what the noble Baroness says on Amendment 152AKAC, but that was listed together with Amendments 152AKAA and 152AKAB, and all of those issues require the judge to consider both the evidential standards and the EAW list of offences when considering forum. I am not sure what...

My Lords, I hope that I will be able to assist the noble Lord. The effect of the amendment, as he suggests, would be to remove the general power of designated caseworkers to conduct post-conviction applications or other civil proceedings to obtain preventive orders that do not come within the...

My Lords, I hope that I will be able to assist the noble Lord. The effect of the amendment, as he suggests, would be to remove the general power of designated caseworkers to conduct post-conviction applications or other civil proceedings to obtain preventive orders that do not come within the...

My Lords, they are trained; they are regulated by the CPS; they are properly managed. They have access to supervision by a trained lawyer all the way through. The new procedure, which noble Lords will be aware of, is that a qualified lawyer will look at each case, will be...

My Lords, they are trained; they are regulated by the CPS; they are properly managed. They have access to supervision by a trained lawyer all the way through. The new procedure, which noble Lords will be aware of, is that a qualified lawyer will look at each case, will be...

It is difficult, my Lords. I wrote to the chairman of the Magistrates’ Association on 12 March, and I know from experience that when the Magistrates’ Association is keenly concerned and/or anxious, it will write back speedily. I have not yet received a response. Because I had not received a...

It is difficult, my Lords. I wrote to the chairman of the Magistrates’ Association on 12 March, and I know from experience that when the Magistrates’ Association is keenly concerned and/or anxious, it will write back speedily. I have not yet received a response. Because I had not received a...

My Lords, I understand that a survey has been carried out but I do not know its final results; I have not seen a report. However, I can point to issues to which I alluded in Committee—namely the reports from Her Majesty’s inspectorate and from the Audit Commission, both of...

My Lords, I understand that a survey has been carried out but I do not know its final results; I have not seen a report. However, I can point to issues to which I alluded in Committee—namely the reports from Her Majesty’s inspectorate and from the Audit Commission, both of...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. First, I need to say to the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, that as a fully paid-up member of the profession I do not think that the bar is under threat. In the past 10 years, the CPS has been increasingly...

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. First, I need to say to the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, that as a fully paid-up member of the profession I do not think that the bar is under threat. In the past 10 years, the CPS has been increasingly...

moved Amendment No. 116D: 116D: Clause 105, page 71, line 27, at end insert— ““(5A) For the purposes of this section a trial begins with the opening of the prosecution case after the entry of a plea of not guilty and ends with the conviction or acquittal of the accused.””””...

moved Amendment No. 116D: 116D: Clause 105, page 71, line 27, at end insert— ““(5A) For the purposes of this section a trial begins with the opening of the prosecution case after the entry of a plea of not guilty and ends with the conviction or acquittal of the accused.””””...