(2) how many cases reported to the Association of Chief Police Officers True Vision website have led to criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.

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Andrew Stephenson:

(2) how many cases reported to the Association of Chief Police Officers True Vision website have led to criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.

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Andrew Stephenson:

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. Commons amendments considered. Lords amendments insisted on and agreed to on division (227 votes to 151) and (178 votes to 164). Commons amendments agreed to. Lords amendments not insisted on and Commons amendments in lieu agreed to. Committe appointed to report reasons for Lords insisting on their amendments 9, 301, 327 and 285. Reasons agreed to. Bill returned to the Commons with reasons.

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. Commons amendments considered. Lords amendments insisted on and agreed to on division (227 votes to 151) and (178 votes to 164). Commons amendments agreed to. Lords amendments not insisted on and Commons amendments in lieu agreed to. Committe appointed to report reasons for Lords insisting...

My Lords, when I came into the House today, I did not originally intend to speak, but I have been listening very carefully to the discussion and I want to make two brief points. First, I can absolutely understand the wish on the part of the noble Lord, Lord Waddington,...

My Lords, when I came into the House today, I did not originally intend to speak, but I have been listening very carefully to the discussion and I want to make two brief points. First, I can absolutely understand the wish on the part of the noble Lord, Lord Waddington,...

My Lords, I wish to take a moment to say that I did not find the solution of the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, in any way complicated. All he is saying is: if Clause 10 is left in the Bill it need not be activated until some time much later....

My Lords, I wish to take a moment to say that I did not find the solution of the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, in any way complicated. All he is saying is: if Clause 10 is left in the Bill it need not be activated until some time much later....

My Lords, it is an option, and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. But if it is an option, Clause 10 must stay in the Bill. I understand that the attempt is to take Clause 10 out.

My Lords, it is an option, and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. But if it is an option, Clause 10 must stay in the Bill. I understand that the attempt is to take Clause 10 out.

My Lords, these proposals represent incoherence and dither on the part of the Government. In 2003, they brought into place legislation that extended suspended sentences to include the possibility of the provision of conditions similar to a community order. That received considerable support from all parties. That was not brought...

My Lords, these proposals represent incoherence and dither on the part of the Government. In 2003, they brought into place legislation that extended suspended sentences to include the possibility of the provision of conditions similar to a community order. That received considerable support from all parties. That was not brought...

My Lords, with respect, I do not regard the Government’s situation in such ungenerous terms as the noble Lords, Lord Thomas of Gresford and Lord Kingsland. It would be churlish of me not to accept that the Government have come quite some distance in their attempt to cure what may...

My Lords, with respect, I do not regard the Government’s situation in such ungenerous terms as the noble Lords, Lord Thomas of Gresford and Lord Kingsland. It would be churlish of me not to accept that the Government have come quite some distance in their attempt to cure what may...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, has produced the most marvellous comment on the Bill. He said that he wishes that Clause 10 had not been put in the Bill. He half agrees with the Government’s amendment but says that Clause 10 should not be brought in anyway because...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan, has produced the most marvellous comment on the Bill. He said that he wishes that Clause 10 had not been put in the Bill. He half agrees with the Government’s amendment but says that Clause 10 should not be brought in anyway because...

My Lords, the noble Earl has been somewhat unjust to the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan. I do not think that his proposal, although extremely complicated, was dotty. Either we should have Clause 10 or we should not; there are arguments in favour of each option. I prefer to keep the...

My Lords, the noble Earl has been somewhat unjust to the noble Lord, Lord Elystan-Morgan. I do not think that his proposal, although extremely complicated, was dotty. Either we should have Clause 10 or we should not; there are arguments in favour of each option. I prefer to keep the...

My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that that is the problem with the 2003 Act? Great parts of it have not been brought in effect and many of them have been abolished.

My Lords, does the noble Lord agree that that is the problem with the 2003 Act? Great parts of it have not been brought in effect and many of them have been abolished.

My Lords, I apologise for the convoluted way in which I put the argument. The point that I am seeking to make is that different parts of the Bill will come into force on different dates. The Secretary of State can delay certain parts of the Bill that are not...

My Lords, I apologise for the convoluted way in which I put the argument. The point that I am seeking to make is that different parts of the Bill will come into force on different dates. The Secretary of State can delay certain parts of the Bill that are not...

My Lords, can the Minister explain why we are dealing with magistrates’ courts alone if there has been such an increase in the Crown Court? One point made by Mr Howarth, to whom the Minister referred, was that there is an imbalance, which should be dealt with comprehensively rather than...

My Lords, can the Minister explain why we are dealing with magistrates’ courts alone if there has been such an increase in the Crown Court? One point made by Mr Howarth, to whom the Minister referred, was that there is an imbalance, which should be dealt with comprehensively rather than...

My Lords, I shall deal with the imbalance in a moment and suggest that it is not quite as much an imbalance as the honourable Member thought. I have already said that to deal with this whole problem we would have to deal with each-way and indictable offences, too. This...

My Lords, I shall deal with the imbalance in a moment and suggest that it is not quite as much an imbalance as the honourable Member thought. I have already said that to deal with this whole problem we would have to deal with each-way and indictable offences, too. This...

My Lords, is the Minister telling the House that the Government dismissed this explanation for what he describes—namely, that courts, given this additional power, consider that to use it would better meet the justice of each individual case?

My Lords, is the Minister telling the House that the Government dismissed this explanation for what he describes—namely, that courts, given this additional power, consider that to use it would better meet the justice of each individual case?

My Lords, I shall come on to the tariff in due course. Mr Howarth, whom I have quoted, also talked in his speech about this point. I fear that what happens is that, because a suspended sentence order is available for those who have committed summary offences, that is seen...

My Lords, I shall come on to the tariff in due course. Mr Howarth, whom I have quoted, also talked in his speech about this point. I fear that what happens is that, because a suspended sentence order is available for those who have committed summary offences, that is seen...

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to. [The page and line references are to Bill 16 as first printed for the Lords.] 9: Leave out Clause 10 The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 9, but propose...

My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to. [The page and line references are to Bill 16 as first printed for the Lords.] 9: Leave out Clause 10 The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment 9, but propose...

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do not insist on its Amendments Nos. 9, 301 and 327, to which the Commons have disagreed, and do agree to Amendments Nos. 9A, 301A and 327A proposed by the Commons to the words restored to the Bill. The other place...

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do not insist on its Amendments Nos. 9, 301 and 327, to which the Commons have disagreed, and do agree to Amendments Nos. 9A, 301A and 327A proposed by the Commons to the words restored to the Bill. The other place...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for giving me the formal date but I am reliably informed that the practice was not in operation until the end of 2005; otherwise, why would the Minister place such emphasis on the comparative statistics between 2005 and 2006? The comparative...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for giving me the formal date but I am reliably informed that the practice was not in operation until the end of 2005; otherwise, why would the Minister place such emphasis on the comparative statistics between 2005 and 2006? The comparative...

My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt but the date on which this became active was 4 April 2005.

My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt but the date on which this became active was 4 April 2005.

rose to move Motion A1, as an amendment to Motion A, to leave out from ““House”” to end and insert ““do insist on its Amendments Nos. 9, 301 and 327. The noble Lord said: My Lords, Clause 10 amends Section 189 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. It removes the...

rose to move Motion A1, as an amendment to Motion A, to leave out from ““House”” to end and insert ““do insist on its Amendments Nos. 9, 301 and 327. The noble Lord said: My Lords, Clause 10 amends Section 189 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. It removes the...