The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 4-5 December 2006 in Brussels. The Home Secretary, Baroness Ashton and I attended on behalf of the UK. The Finnish presidency opened the Council with the ‘A’ points list which was approved. These included general approaches on taking account of convictions...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 4-5 December 2006 in Brussels. The Home Secretary, Baroness Ashton and I attended on behalf of the UK. The Finnish presidency opened the Council with the ‘A’ points list which was approved. These included general approaches on taking account of convictions...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for nationality, citizenship and immigration, Home Department, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 4 to 5 December 2006 in Brussels. The Home Secretary, the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton, and I attended on...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for nationality, citizenship and immigration, Home Department, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 4 to 5 December 2006 in Brussels. The Home Secretary, the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton, and I attended on...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 4-5 December in Brussels. I shall attend on behalf of DCA and the Home Secretary and Joan Ryan will attend on behalf of the Home Office. The Attorney-General will also attend. There will be a public debate on The Hague...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 4-5 December in Brussels. I shall attend on behalf of DCA and the Home Secretary and Joan Ryan will attend on behalf of the Home Office. The Attorney-General will also attend. There will be a public debate on The Hague...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 4-5 December in Brussels. The Home Secretary and I will attend on behalf of the Home Office and the Attorney-General and Baroness Ashton will also attend on behalf of the UK. There will be a public debate on the Hague...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council will be held on 4-5 December in Brussels. The Home Secretary and I will attend on behalf of the Home Office and the Attorney-General and Baroness Ashton will also attend on behalf of the UK. There will be a public debate on the Hague...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 5 and 6 October 2006 in Luxembourg. I attended the council with the Home Secretary and Baroness Ashton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs. I thought that it would be useful to outline what was discussed and...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 5 and 6 October 2006 in Luxembourg. I attended the council with the Home Secretary and Baroness Ashton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs. I thought that it would be useful to outline what was discussed and...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 5-6 October 2006 in Luxembourg. Baroness Scotland attended the Council with the Home Secretary and Baroness Ashton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Constitutional Affairs. I thought it would be useful to outline what was discussed and decided at...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council was held on 5-6 October 2006 in Luxembourg. Baroness Scotland attended the Council with the Home Secretary and Baroness Ashton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Constitutional Affairs. I thought it would be useful to outline what was discussed and decided at...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the relevant background documentation disclosing the multiple identities and history of false accusations made by the accused in the Warren Blackwell case were made available to (a) the defence at the time of the original trial and conviction in October 1999; and (b) the Attorney-General at...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the relevant background documentation disclosing the multiple identities and history of false accusations made by the accused in the Warren Blackwell case were made available to (a) the defence at the time of the original trial and conviction in October 1999; and (b) the Attorney-General at...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, prior to the appeal hearing at which the Attorney-General sought to increase the prison sentence for rape imposed on Warren Blackwell, he had been made aware of (a) the eight different identities of the accuser over 17 years; (b) the accuser’s conviction for robbery in 1986;...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether, prior to the appeal hearing at which the Attorney-General sought to increase the prison sentence for rape imposed on Warren Blackwell, he had been made aware of (a) the eight different identities of the accuser over 17 years; (b) the accuser’s conviction for robbery in 1986;...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the actions of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the Warren Blackwell case to reveal prison convictions (unrelated to the crime of rape) for robbery and theft by the accused in that case were in line with the CPS duty to ensure the disclosure of relevant...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether the actions of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the Warren Blackwell case to reveal prison convictions (unrelated to the crime of rape) for robbery and theft by the accused in that case were in line with the CPS duty to ensure the disclosure of relevant...

What assessment the Attorney-General has made of the extent to which the guidelines on disclosure were applied in the case of the accuser and the accused during the Warren Blackwell legal proceedings and investigation for the crime of rape.

What assessment the Attorney-General has made of the extent to which the guidelines on disclosure were applied in the case of the accuser and the accused during the Warren Blackwell legal proceedings and investigation for the crime of rape.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what monitoring is carried out of the frequency with which individual judges allow applications to admit previous sexual history in rape trials.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what monitoring is carried out of the frequency with which individual judges allow applications to admit previous sexual history in rape trials.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the admission of similar fact evidence in trials.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the admission of similar fact evidence in trials.

Lords debate on unstarred question, further to the Written Statement by the Attorney General on 20 December 2004 (667 c104-5WS), on whether Her Majesty's Government propose to change the impartial role of prosecuting counsel, in respect of both the introduction of the previous convictions of a defendant in a criminal trial and the interviewing of prosecution witnesses.

Lords debate on unstarred question, further to the Written Statement by the Attorney General on 20 December 2004 (667 c104-5WS), on whether Her Majesty's Government propose to change the impartial role of prosecuting counsel, in respect of both the introduction of the previous convictions of a defendant in a criminal...

Draft SI on Criminal Justice Act 2003 (categories of offences) (SI 2004/3346). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Amendment disagreed to on division (42 to 90). Main motion agreed to on question.

Draft SI on Criminal Justice Act 2003 (categories of offences) (SI 2004/3346). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Amendment disagreed to on division (42 to 90). Main motion agreed to on question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend to Northern Ireland changes in the legal system that would permit juries in child sex and theft cases to be made aware of previous similar convictions of defendants; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has to extend to Northern Ireland changes in the legal system that would permit juries in child sex and theft cases to be made aware of previous similar convictions of defendants; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, in how many cases since 1991 judges have disclosed to juries the conviction for similar offences of a defendant. - No figures not collected centrally and only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, in how many cases since 1991 judges have disclosed to juries the conviction for similar offences of a defendant. - No figures not collected centrally and only at disproportionate cost.