Debates between Lord Herbert of South Downs and Steve Baker during the 2010-2015 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Herbert of South Downs and Steve Baker
Tuesday 8th November 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Baker Portrait Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con)
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T9. Do the Government agree that magistrates are a vital and integral part of the justice system, and that they must be supported and encouraged to play a part in neighbourhood justice?

Lord Herbert of South Downs Portrait The Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice (Nick Herbert)
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Yes, we do. As we develop our proposals, including for the neighbourhood resolution panels that I described earlier, we want to consider what role magistrates may play in that. They are, as my right hon. and learned Friend said, an important lay resource, and we should think of new ways to make use of them.