Joint Enterprise: Young Black Men
Debate between Lord Bellamy and Lord Hunt of Wirral(1 year, 2 months ago)
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Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con)
My Lords, given that we all believe everyone is equal before the law, there have been some troubling statistics on criminal charges against ethnic minority groups. Would my noble and learned friend the Minister like to update us on the work that the CPS is doing in that direction?
Lord Bellamy (Con)
I thank my noble friend for that question. The national pilot is part of much wider work by the CPS to understand the high number of charges against persons from ethnic minorities. This includes the publication of the CPS Inclusion and Community Engagement Strategy 2025 and the document CPS Defendants: Fairness for All Strategy 2025. But that is combined with statistical research being conducted by the University of Leeds, with an independent disproportionality advisory group established to advise the CPS. The first stage of the Leeds research is published on the CPS website.
Divorce: Financial Provision
Debate between Lord Bellamy and Lord Hunt of Wirral(1 year, 9 months ago)
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Lord Bellamy (Con)
The Government think that the Law Commission is best placed to investigate all these matters, establish what the existing law and practice is and where the problems lie, and make comparative studies of various other jurisdictions, including Australia and elsewhere, as has already been mentioned.
Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con)
My Lords, I declare my interest as a practising solicitor. I share the views of many around this House in applauding the work of the Law Commission, which is engaged in a number of important areas. Will my noble and learned friend the Minister undertake to ensure that the Law Commission is properly resourced, so that it can deal with this aspect, which needs urgent reform, as quickly as possible?
Lord Bellamy (Con)
My Lords, the Government will do their very best to make that the Law Commission has the resources it requires.