Baroness Chakrabarti
Labour - Life peer
Joined House of Lords: 6th September 2016
1 Former APPG Officer Position
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
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Department Debates
(106 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
(12,165 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives
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Baroness Chakrabarti has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Chakrabarti has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 3 Written Questions
(View all written questions)2 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Questions
(View all Baroness Chakrabarti's FCDO questions)The Government is considering the findings and recommendations of recent reports relevant to our approach to atrocity prevention. No date has been set for the completion of this work. Decisions on publications will be made in due course.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government recognises the important role of civil society organisations and has engaged with them to hear their views on the appointment of the next UN Secretary-General. The UK is taking a merit-based approach to the selection of the next Secretary-General to find the candidate best equipped to lead the UN in tackling our shared global challenges. We will not be publicly commenting on our position on individual candidates.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
There is no centrally collated statistical data available on the number of individuals currently remanded in custody for their own protection or welfare under the Bail Act 1976, or how many individuals have been remanded in custody for their own protection or welfare in the past year. To obtain this information would exceed permitted costs.
The court’s decision to remand an individual in custody for their own protection or welfare is used as a last resort and out of concern for the defendant, where circumstances are such that a defendant would come to harm if released into the community and there is no other suitable option available to the courts.
The Mental Health Bill was introduced to Parliament in November 2024 and has now completed Third Reading in the House of Commons. It includes a reform to end the use of remand for own protection under the Bail Act where the court’s sole concern is the defendant’s mental health. To support implementation of the reform, we are working with partners to collect data on cases where concerns around mental health are the only reason this power is used.