The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Chalk)
On her specific point, what I think is exciting and heartening about the Bill is that it contains a duty on the Secretary of State and police and crime commissioners not just to promote awareness of the code —important though that is—but to promote compliance. If there is not compliance, there is also a duty, effectively, to publish that, so that it is plain for everyone to see. The local PCC will be publishing that, which means that the hon. Lady can get some accountability.
[Official Report, 15 May 2023, Vol. 732, c. 586.]
Letter of correction from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the right hon. and learned Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk):
An error has been identified in the response given to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Jess Phillips) during the Second Reading debate on the Victims and Prisoners Bill. The correct response should have been:
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Chalk)
On her specific point, what I think is exciting and heartening about the Bill is that it contains a duty on the Secretary of State and criminal justice bodies not just to promote awareness of the code—important though that is—but to promote compliance. If there is not compliance, there is also a duty, effectively, to publish that, so that it is plain for everyone to see. The Secretary of State will be publishing that, which means that the hon. Lady can get some accountability.