Police, Prison and Probation Officers Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Police, Prison and Probation Officers

Baroness Blower Excerpts
Tuesday 13th May 2025

(3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Timpson Portrait Lord Timpson (Lab)
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I will pass that question on to the Northern Ireland Secretary responsible for legacy issues and write to the noble Baroness.

Baroness Blower Portrait Baroness Blower (Lab)
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My Lords, the Government are clearly taking all the issues across the criminal justice system very seriously, but does my noble friend agree that there is a slight risk that not everything will be dealt with entirely coherently? Does he agree with the many voices in this Chamber and beyond that what is really needed is a royal commission on the whole criminal justice system, as promised by the last Government but not delivered?

Lord Timpson Portrait Lord Timpson (Lab)
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We are a Government of action and I am a Minister of action, and I am already getting going. For me, it is really important that we have had the Independent Sentencing Review, which I hope we will be talking about shortly, and the Leveson review is ongoing. Those are significant reviews, and we will implement those reforms quickly.