Information between 8th April 2026 - 5th October 2026
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15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 183 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 209 Noes - 260 |
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15 Apr 2026 - Victims and Courts Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 188 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 270 Noes - 200 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 122 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 142 Noes - 192 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 143 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 225 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 141 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 216 Noes - 141 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 123 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 186 Noes - 144 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 123 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 154 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 45 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 115 Noes - 121 |
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16 Apr 2026 - Crime and Policing Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 123 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 192 Noes - 142 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 174 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 259 Noes - 180 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 169 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 158 |
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20 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 173 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 276 Noes - 169 |
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27 Apr 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 183 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 165 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 155 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 162 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 138 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 194 Noes - 138 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 164 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 163 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 128 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 188 Noes - 125 |
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9 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 135 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 138 |
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15 Sep 2026 - Financial Services and Markets Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Bertin voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 96 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 258 Noes - 109 |
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Baroness Bertin speeches from: Crime and Policing Bill
Baroness Bertin contributed 1 speech (640 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Thursday 16th April 2026 - Lords Chamber Home Office |
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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
Asked by: Baroness Bertin (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 24th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government when the proposed new sections 67A and 67D of the Criminal Justice Act 2008, as provided for in section 104 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026, will come into effect. Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) The Crime and Policing Act 2026 contains a wide range of measures to strengthen the criminal law. The Government is working with law enforcement and other partners and will bring the remaining provisions into force as quickly as practicable.
We are progressing work to bring these offences into force this autumn, balancing speed with operational considerations and wider system impacts. We will clearly communicate to the public when these measures are commenced. |
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Pornography: Internet
Asked by: Baroness Bertin (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 30th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government how many offences relating to online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse have been successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Communications Act 2003 in the last ten years. Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) Online discussions about violence and child sexual abuse (including fantasies) can be prosecuted under different criminal offences, including the Obscene Publications Act 1959. Offences under the Communications Act 2003 are also available. Decisions on whether to prosecute are for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is independent of government and makes such decisions on a case-by-case basis. However, the Government recognises concerns about this issue, and continues to keep the criminal law, including the law on child sexual abuse, under review.
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions for a wide range of offences including prosecutions under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Communications Act 2003 in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK
Data held centrally does not record information relating to the circumstances of the offending including whether offences originated from "online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse”. |
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Pornography: Internet
Asked by: Baroness Bertin (Conservative - Life peer) Wednesday 30th September 2026 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the current criminal law in prosecutions relating to online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse. Answered by Lord Lemos - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) Online discussions about violence and child sexual abuse (including fantasies) can be prosecuted under different criminal offences, including the Obscene Publications Act 1959. Offences under the Communications Act 2003 are also available. Decisions on whether to prosecute are for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which is independent of government and makes such decisions on a case-by-case basis. However, the Government recognises concerns about this issue, and continues to keep the criminal law, including the law on child sexual abuse, under review.
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions for a wide range of offences including prosecutions under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 and the Communications Act 2003 in the Outcomes by Offence data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal justice statistics quarterly - GOV.UK
Data held centrally does not record information relating to the circumstances of the offending including whether offences originated from "online fantasy discussions depicting serious violence and child sexual abuse”. |
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14 Apr 2026, 2:59 p.m. - House of Commons "by the government by Baroness Owen and by Baroness Bertin, these all " Consideration of Lords amendments: Crime and Policing Bill Sarah Jones MP, The Minister of State, Home Department (Croydon West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Apr 2026, 3:08 p.m. - House of Commons "Baroness Bertin. Lords amendments two, six three and 265. I think we " Consideration of Lords amendments: Crime and Policing Bill Sarah Jones MP, The Minister of State, Home Department (Croydon West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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14 Apr 2026, 3:08 p.m. - House of Commons "all share the determination of Baroness Bertin and others in this place to stop the spread of " Consideration of Lords amendments: Crime and Policing Bill Sarah Jones MP, The Minister of State, Home Department (Croydon West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:32 p.m. - House of Lords " My Lords, I would like to express my thanks to my noble express my thanks to my noble friends Baroness Elliott and Baroness Bertin, and indeed all the " Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:34 p.m. - House of Lords "again, the government does recognise the concerns raised by the noble Lady Baroness Bertin. It " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:35 p.m. - House of Lords "the two noble Ladies, the Baroness Bertin and Owen. I do genuinely " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:12 p.m. - House of Lords "However, we absolutely agree with the noble Lady Baroness Bertin that content that mimics child sexual " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:15 p.m. - House of Lords "very grateful to the noble Lady Baroness Bertin for engaging with us on this, and for supporting the " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:25 p.m. - House of Lords "Baroness Bertin and Baroness O'Loan for their hard work over many years, their persistence, their judgement " Lord Pannick (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Apr 2026, 1:09 p.m. - House of Lords "want to thank again the noble Lady Baroness Bertin, for the time she's taken to meet many Ministers over " Baroness Levitt, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Apr 2026, 7:50 p.m. - House of Lords "the name of Baroness Bertin. Next, the noble Lady of the Minister has once again explained that the mandated powers are intended to backstop the voluntary Mansion " Lord Vaux of Harrowden (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Apr 2026, 7:50 p.m. - House of Lords "I'll speak to. But I also, in passing, will say that I wholeheartedly support motion G1 in the name of Baroness Bertin. Next, " Lord Vaux of Harrowden (Crossbench) - View Video - View Transcript |
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23 Jun 2026, 10:59 a.m. - Justice and Home Affairs Committee "Baroness Bertin. " Speaker 2 - View Video - View Transcript |
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Crime and Policing Bill
140 speeches (28,998 words) Consideration of Lords amendments Tuesday 14th April 2026 - Commons Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) amendments 255, 256, 258 to 260 and 505, introduced by the Government and by Baroness Owen and Baroness Bertin - Link to Speech 2: Sarah Jones (Lab - Croydon West) ensure that the register operates as effectively as possible.Turning to two more amendments from Baroness Bertin - Link to Speech 3: Matt Vickers (Con - Stockton West) I understand that, through discussions with Baroness Bertin on related subjects, the Government have - Link to Speech 4: Jess Asato (Lab - Lowestoft) amendments to the Bill that I first tabled last year, which have been ably taken up more recently by Baroness Bertin - Link to Speech |
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Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26: Lords amendments - CBP-10621
Apr. 09 2026 Found: The Lords also agreed an amendment moved by Baroness Bertin (Conservative) to create an additional offence |
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Tuesday 29th September 2026
Home Office Source Page: Crime and Policing Act 2026: impact assessments Document: (PDF) Found: In February 2025, the Independent Review of Pornography was published by Baroness Bertin. |
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Thursday 24th September 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: MOJ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, April to June 2026 Document: (webpage) Found: Davies-Jones 2026-04-07 The Josh Hanson Trust Update call on ULS progress Alex Davies-Jones 2026-04-07 Baroness Bertin |
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Thursday 24th September 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: MOJ: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, April to June 2026 Document: View online (webpage) Found: |
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Wednesday 19th August 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: Growing up in the online world: a national consultation Document: (PDF) Found: Ltd Ideas Foundation IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) Independent Review of Pornography (Baroness Bertin |
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Friday 10th April 2026
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Source Page: New laws to crackdown on harmful pornography Document: New laws to crackdown on harmful pornography (webpage) Found: Baroness Bertin, Lead reviewer of the Independent Pornography Review, said: ”I greatly welcome the |
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Thursday 18th June 2026
Source Page: I. Letters dated 15/06/2026 from Liz Kendall MP to Chi Onwurah MP, Helen Hayes MP, Lord Mair and Baroness Keeley regarding the consultation “Growing up in the online world” (4 docs). II. June progress statement: letter from Liz Kendall MP to Ofcom. III. Children’s version of the government’s June progress statement on the consultation. IV. Savanta: Children’s Wellbeing Online: Social Media Quantitative Report. V. June progress statement: consultation summary of evidence, methodology, and list of organisations who responded. VI. Summary of Ministerial and official engagement in the National Conversation. VII. Expert Panel: Growing up in the online world. Document: SI1_Summary_of_evidence.pdf (PDF) Found: Ltd Ideas Foundation IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) Independent Review of Pornography (Baroness Bertin |
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21 May 2026
Fire Safety in Prisons Justice and Home Affairs Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions No description available |
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24 Jul 2026
Support for Jurors Justice and Home Affairs Committee (Select) Not accepting submissions The Justice and Home Affairs Committee is undertaking a short investigation into support for jurors in England and Wales, focusing on the health and mental health impact of the experience of being a juror. |