Eleanor Smith
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(6 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Gauke
As I said to my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel), in the last few years, something like 40,000 foreign national offenders have been returned to their own countries. We continue to seek to sign additional agreements so we can continue to make progress with this.
Eleanor Smith (Wolverhampton South West) (Lab)
Will the impact of cuts to legal aid on unaccompanied and separated children under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 be considered?
Lucy Frazer
The purpose of the review is to look at the effectiveness of the legislation, so any changes made by LASPO will be considered.