Baroness Scotland of Asthal

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Division Votes
2 Apr 2025 - Mental Health Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Scotland of Asthal voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 121 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 49 Noes - 129
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Scotland of Asthal voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 136 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 59 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Scotland of Asthal voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 134 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 226 Noes - 142
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Scotland of Asthal voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 138 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 240 Noes - 148
2 Apr 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context Baroness Scotland of Asthal voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 142 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 242 Noes - 157

Baroness Scotland of Asthal mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Oaths and Affirmations 1 speech (1 words) Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None Baroness Scotland of Asthal took the oath, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct - Link to Speech

Written Answers
Serious Crime Prevention Orders Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme) Monday 13th January 2025 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Serious Crime Prevention Orders. Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) Serious Crime Prevention Orders are a powerful tool for preventing and disrupting the activities of the highest-harm criminals involved in serious crime. However, the orders are not currently being used to maximum effect. Between 2011 and 2021, only two applications were made to the High Court for an SCPO in the absence of a conviction, of which only one was successful, compared to a total of 1,057 SCPOs being made in the Crown Court on conviction in the same period. This is significantly lower than Parliament anticipated when it introduced SCPOs in the Serious Crime Act 2007. As announced on 2^nd January, the Government is seeking to improve the SCPO regime by introducing new interim SCPOs. Currently, securing an SCPO on suspects, including people smugglers, can be a complex and lengthy process. Interim orders will speed up the process for placing restrictions on people under investigation so as to prevent, deter and disrupt serious and organised crime, including people smuggling. These new interim orders will allow the National Crime Agency, the police and other law enforcement agencies to apply directly to the High Court to impose immediate restrictions whilst a full order is considered. The Government will bring forward further measures to improve the functioning of SCPOs in due course. These figures are experimental, based on HMCTS management information and are not equivalent to official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice. The Explanatory Notes to the 2007 Act state that “the main route for making an order will be an application to the High Court”. In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated that operational partners had indicated that there may be 25 or 30 such orders – see Hansard, Volume 690, 7 March 2007: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2007-03-07/debates/07030790000002/SeriousCrimeBill(HL)

Written Answers

Serious Crime Prevention Orders
Asked by: Adam Jogee (Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Monday 13th January 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Serious Crime Prevention Orders.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office)

Serious Crime Prevention Orders are a powerful tool for preventing and disrupting the activities of the highest-harm criminals involved in serious crime. However, the orders are not currently being used to maximum effect. Between 2011 and 2021, only two applications were made to the High Court for an SCPO in the absence of a conviction, of which only one was successful, compared to a total of 1,057 SCPOs being made in the Crown Court on conviction in the same period. This is significantly lower than Parliament anticipated when it introduced SCPOs in the Serious Crime Act 2007.

As announced on 2^nd January, the Government is seeking to improve the SCPO regime by introducing new interim SCPOs. Currently, securing an SCPO on suspects, including people smugglers, can be a complex and lengthy process. Interim orders will speed up the process for placing restrictions on people under investigation so as to prevent, deter and disrupt serious and organised crime, including people smuggling. These new interim orders will allow the National Crime Agency, the police and other law enforcement agencies to apply directly to the High Court to impose immediate restrictions whilst a full order is considered. The Government will bring forward further measures to improve the functioning of SCPOs in due course.

These figures are experimental, based on HMCTS management information and are not equivalent to official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice.

The Explanatory Notes to the 2007 Act state that “the main route for making an order will be an application to the High Court”. In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated that operational partners had indicated that there may be 25 or 30 such orders – see Hansard, Volume 690, 7 March 2007: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2007-03-07/debates/07030790000002/SeriousCrimeBill(HL)

Bill Documents
Nov. 14 2023 Bill 010 EN 2023-24 - large print Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Explanatory Notes Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated
Nov. 14 2023 Bill 010 EN 2023-24 Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24 Explanatory Notes Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated

Department Publications - Policy paper
Tuesday 14th November 2023 Home Office Source Page: Criminal Justice Bill 2023: impact assessments Document: Criminal Justice Bill: overview impact assessment (PDF) Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated

Department Publications - Consultations
Tuesday 24th January 2023 Home Office Source Page: Strengthening the law enforcement response to serious and organised crime Document: Impact assessment (PDF) Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated that
Tuesday 24th January 2023 Home Office Source Page: Strengthening the law enforcement response to serious and organised crime Document: Consultation document (PDF) Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated

Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics
Mar. 07 2023 Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Source Page: The Terrorism Acts in 2021 Document: The Terrorism Acts in 2020 - report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (print) (PDF) Statistics Found: necessary ‘illocutionary force’ absent intention. 373 Hansard (HL) 5.12.05 col 435, Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Mar. 07 2023 Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Source Page: The Terrorism Acts in 2021 Document: The Terrorism Acts in 2020 - report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation (PDF) Statistics Found: necessary ‘illocutionary force’ absent intention. 373 Hansard (HL) 5.12.05 col 435, Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Deposited Papers
Friday 27th January 2023 Home Office Source Page: I. Two legislative measures to improve the law enforcement response to serious and organised crime. Government consultation. 56p. II. Impact assessment: new offences to criminalise the making, modification, supply, offer to supply and possession of articles for use in serious crime. 16p. III. Impact assessment: proposals to strengthen and improve the functioning of Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs). 33p. Document: Serious_and_Organised_Crime_Measures_Consultation_Document.pdf (PDF) Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated
Friday 27th January 2023 Home Office Source Page: I. Two legislative measures to improve the law enforcement response to serious and organised crime. Government consultation. 56p. II. Impact assessment: new offences to criminalise the making, modification, supply, offer to supply and possession of articles for use in serious crime. 16p. III. Impact assessment: proposals to strengthen and improve the functioning of Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs). 33p. Document: SCPOs_Impact_Assessment.pdf (PDF) Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated that

Deposited Papers

Friday 27th January 2023
Home Office

Source Page: I. Two legislative measures to improve the law enforcement response to serious and organised crime. Government consultation. 56p. II. Impact assessment: new offences to criminalise the making, modification, supply, offer to supply and possession of articles for use in serious crime. 16p. III. Impact assessment: proposals to strengthen and improve the functioning of Serious Crime Prevention Orders (SCPOs). 33p.
Document: Serious_and_Organised_Crime_Measures_Consultation_Document.pdf (PDF)

Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated

Friday 27th January 2023
Home Office

Found: In addition, at Lords Committee Stage of the Serious Crime Bill, Baroness Scotland of Asthal stated that

Baroness Scotland of Asthal mentioned in Welsh results

Welsh Senedd Research
Progress of the Government of Wales Bill 2005-06 - Research paper Wednesday 11th June 2014 Mem Progress of the Government of Wales Bill 2005-06 Abstract The Government of Wales Bill 2005-06 has completed its passage though the House of Commons and now proceeds to the House of Lords. This paper provides an overview of the key issues tha... Found: Ymchwil A Annex: The "Ram Doctrine" Below is a House of Lords Written Answer provided by Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Welsh Senedd Research

Progress of the Government of Wales Bill 2005-06 - Research paper
Wednesday 11th June 2014
Mem Progress of the Government of Wales Bill 2005-06 Abstract The Government of Wales Bill 2005-06 has completed its passage though the House of Commons and now proceeds to the House of Lords. This paper provides an overview of the key issues tha...

Found: Ymchwil A Annex: The "Ram Doctrine" Below is a House of Lords Written Answer provided by Baroness Scotland of Asthal