Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Excerpts
Wednesday 10th June 2015

(9 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Stowell of Beeston Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con)
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My Lords, if we follow the convention that it is important that all groups get a turn in each Question, we have not heard from the Cross-Benchers, so I suggest that we hear from the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss.

Baroness Butler-Sloss Portrait Baroness Butler-Sloss
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My Lords, are the Government looking at the way in which exceptional circumstances are being dealt with? There is a lot of criticism that they are not being properly dealt with. Will they look at that, if they are not already doing so?