Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 08 Sep 2022
National Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)
"We have been probing that during the passage of the Bill. Because that role is so crucial to the oversight that needs to follow the rest of the provisions in the legislation, can the Minister, as an absolute minimum, confirm that that person will be in post and that that …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 08 Sep 2022
National Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)
"The clause provides for an offence of contravening without reasonable excuse any measure specified in a part 2 notice. That, again, mirrors section 23 of the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Act 2011. According to the Government’s most recent transparency report, in December 2020 the total number of individuals who …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 08 Sep 2022
National Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)
"I have a couple of queries on schedule 8, which provides powers of entry, search, seizure and retention in a number of scenarios relating to part 2 notices.
I have queried the use of the word “constable” in legislation before, but it seems to be standard. Paragraph 9(9) states:
“The …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 08 Sep 2022
National Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)
"I listened intently to the Minister. Schedule 9 makes provision for the taking and retention of fingerprints and non-intimate samples from individuals subject to a part 2 notice. Schedule 9, like schedule 3, is subject to several Government amendments. As the explanatory notes explain, fingerprints and non-intimate samples have the …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 5th September 2022
Asked by:
Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to introduce 12 months of individualised support for victims of modern slavery following a positive conclusive grounds decision.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
The Government has made clear its commitment that, where necessary, all those who receive a positive conclusive grounds decision and are in need of specific support will receive appropriate tailored support for a minimum of 12 months.
We are actively considering how to deliver this commitment in a way that best serves the individual needs of modern slavery victims and will be able to provide further details in due course.
Written Question
Monday 5th September 2022
Asked by:
Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on introducing 12 months of individualised support for victims of modern slavery following a positive conclusive grounds decision.
Answered by Amanda Solloway
The Government has made clear its commitment that, where necessary, all those who receive a positive conclusive grounds decision and are in need of specific support will receive appropriate tailored support for a minimum of 12 months.
We are actively considering how to deliver this commitment in a way that best serves the individual needs of modern slavery victims and will be able to provide further details in due course.
Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 19 Jul 2022
National Security Bill (Seventh sitting)
"Clause 28 deals with offences committed by bodies corporate. It is a significant clause. I imagine that this legislative area will continue to need to evolve as threats continue to emerge. The clause asserts that where a corporate body commits an offence under part 1 of the Bill
“the officer, …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 19 Jul 2022
National Security Bill (Seventh sitting)
"I wish only to add that I imagine we would all agree that transparency in this legislative area should be the default, especially given the need to raise awareness of the challenges we face as a country and the individual responsibilities that we all share in combating those challenges with …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 19 Jul 2022
National Security Bill (Seventh sitting)
"Clause 32 is the first clause of part 2, and introduces the state threat prevention and investigation measures, or STPIMs, replicating the terrorism prevention and investigation measures, or TPIMs, framework, which is already in existence. Like TPIMs, STPIMs impose significant restrictions on a person’s freedoms without that being the consequence …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 19 Jul 2022
National Security Bill (Seventh sitting)
"I was reassured by some of the detail in these clauses about that point, but the impact assessment from the Home Office says:
“It is assumed that the prosecution rate of state threats investigations is 33 per cent. This is an internal estimate from CPS, based on prosecution of previous …..."Holly Lynch - View Speech
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