Lords third reading. Bill passed.

Lords third reading. Bill passed.

Moved by

Lord Bach

Moved by

Lord Bach

My Lords, I intend to say only a few words on the Motion to thank those who have been closely involved with this Bill as it passed through Parliament. I start with my honourable friend Emma Foody, Member of Parliament for Cramlington and Killingworth, who carefully guided this Bill through...

My Lords, I intend to say only a few words on the Motion to thank those who have been closely involved with this Bill as it passed through Parliament. I start with my honourable friend Emma Foody, Member of Parliament for Cramlington and Killingworth, who carefully guided this Bill through...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his efforts to take this Bill through your Lordships’ House and for his past work on the Bach commission, which strove to improve the legal aid situation within the UK justice system. As I outlined at Second Reading, secure 16...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his efforts to take this Bill through your Lordships’ House and for his past work on the Bach commission, which strove to improve the legal aid situation within the UK justice system. As I outlined at Second Reading, secure 16...

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak at the Third Reading of this Private Member’s Bill. I, too, start with thanks—to my noble friend Lord Bach for steering this small but important Bill through the House and to Emma Foody MP for guiding it through the other place. The...

My Lords, I am very pleased to speak at the Third Reading of this Private Member’s Bill. I, too, start with thanks—to my noble friend Lord Bach for steering this small but important Bill through the House and to Emma Foody MP for guiding it through the other place. The...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for what he said and, of course, my noble friend the Minister. I do not need to say anything more.

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My Lords, I thank the noble Earl for what he said and, of course, my noble friend the Minister. I do not need to say anything more.

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Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Lords second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

My Lords, this is a short, two-clause Bill, but an important one, aimed at amending existing legislation underpinning new secure 16 to 19 academies, otherwise known as secure schools. It comes from the other place, where my honourable friend Emma Foody, the Member of Parliament for Cramlington and Killingworth, sponsored...

My Lords, this is a short, two-clause Bill, but an important one, aimed at amending existing legislation underpinning new secure 16 to 19 academies, otherwise known as secure schools. It comes from the other place, where my honourable friend Emma Foody, the Member of Parliament for Cramlington and Killingworth, sponsored...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for bringing forward this Bill and presenting it with characteristic clarity. He brings immense experience as a former Minister at the Ministry of Justice and as a police and crime commissioner. The whole House recognises that expertise.

There are several reasons to...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for bringing forward this Bill and presenting it with characteristic clarity. He brings immense experience as a former Minister at the Ministry of Justice and as a police and crime commissioner. The whole House recognises that expertise.

There are several reasons to...

My Lords, I rise to speak in support of this Bill, at the encouragement of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby, who regrets that she cannot be in her place today.

Noble Lords may be aware that we on these Benches have a team of Bishops—the right reverend Prelates...

My Lords, I rise to speak in support of this Bill, at the encouragement of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Derby, who regrets that she cannot be in her place today.

Noble Lords may be aware that we on these Benches have a team of Bishops—the right reverend Prelates...

My Lords, this Bill is a decent addition to the statute book. The principal thing is the two-years as opposed to seven, because your client base is going to be there for only a couple of years, rather than the seven years that would be expected if you actually had...

My Lords, this Bill is a decent addition to the statute book. The principal thing is the two-years as opposed to seven, because your client base is going to be there for only a couple of years, rather than the seven years that would be expected if you actually had...

My Lords, please let me thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions on this important subject matter. As we have heard,

secure 16 to 19 academies are a promising and innovative conceptual approach to improving the youth justice system. His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons’ 2016 review of that...

My Lords, please let me thank all noble Lords for their valuable contributions on this important subject matter. As we have heard,

secure 16 to 19 academies are a promising and innovative conceptual approach to improving the youth justice system. His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons’ 2016 review of that...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the positive and constructive debate on this important subject, and I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bach on bringing forward the Bill. I have been particularly struck by the emphasis of all those who spoke, including the noble Earl, on the fact that...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for the positive and constructive debate on this important subject, and I congratulate my noble friend Lord Bach on bringing forward the Bill. I have been particularly struck by the emphasis of all those who spoke, including the noble Earl, on the fact that...

My Lords, seldom have I heard such unanimity in this House in any debate at any time over many years. I warmly thank all those who have taken part in this important debate. It is important, because this is such a crucial subject for our country and our future. I...

My Lords, seldom have I heard such unanimity in this House in any debate at any time over many years. I warmly thank all those who have taken part in this important debate. It is important, because this is such a crucial subject for our country and our future. I...

The Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill would amend the Academies Act 2010 to apply different requirements to secure 16 to 19 academies (secure schools). Changes would include reducing the minimum notice period the government must provide before terminating a secure school’s funding agreement from seven to two years.

The Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill would amend the Academies Act 2010 to apply different requirements to secure 16 to 19 academies (secure schools). Changes would include reducing the minimum notice period the government must provide before terminating a secure school’s funding agreement from seven to two years.

Report stage. Clause, amendment 1 considered with amendment 2 and withdrawn. Third reading agreed to on question. Bill passed.

Report stage. Clause, amendment 1 considered with amendment 2 and withdrawn. Third reading agreed to on question. Bill passed.

I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 12, leave out subsection (4).

I beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 12, leave out subsection (4).

Some people may be unfamiliar with the detail of the Bill because it did not receive a Second Reading debate. It went through on the nod on 16 May. It then went into a quite truncated Public Bill Committee on Wednesday 2 July, and it has now come back to...

Some people may be unfamiliar with the detail of the Bill because it did not receive a Second Reading debate. It went through on the nod on 16 May. It then went into a quite truncated Public Bill Committee on Wednesday 2 July, and it has now come back to...