Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Jun 2020
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [Lords]
"I have spoken on the issue of extradition on a number of occasions in the House, as I seek to ensure that we have in place understandings to allow the extradition of terrorists to our shores, as well as reciprocal arrangements. I commend the Minister and our Government for presenting …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 9th March 2020
Asked by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question
to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to teach an understanding of the law among young people.
Answered by Michael Ellis
I chair a Public Legal Education Committee, and regularly engage with stakeholders and other government departments to explore how we can increase public understanding of the law.
I work closely with my Ministerial colleagues to improve provision of Public Legal Education, and I recently met with The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State for Education, to discuss how to ensure young people have a strong understanding of the law.
Written Question
Friday 6th March 2020
Asked by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question
to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Government is taking to (a) tackle the rise in reported male domestic abuse and (b) improve rates of prosecution for male domestic abuse.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The CPS takes cases of domestic abuse extremely seriously and is determined to provide all victims, irrespective of gender, with the greatest possible protection from offending and reoffending.
The CPS provides comprehensive guidance and training on domestic abuse to prosecutors. This includes specific guidance on how to deal with cases involving male victims. The CPS has also led the implementation of a national Domestic Abuse Best Practice Framework in magistrates’ courts across England and Wales. The framework aims to ensure consistent good practice by all criminal justice agencies that deal with cases of domestic abuse.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"What discussions have been held with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the roll-out of the rural network programme—that began in this place, and is now continued by the Assembly, which is operating again—is on a par with the rest of the United Kingdom?..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 May 2019
Information Disclosure: Pre-trial Abuse of Process Hearings
"I thank the right hon. Lady for giving way—I spoke to her beforehand to seek her permission to intervene. Does she agree that, although the courts have an overriding duty to promote justice and prevent injustice, the duty to stay an indictment must be used only in extreme and clear …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 May 2019
Rape Trials: Treatment of Victims
"I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on everything he does in the House, and particularly on this case. I commend him for what he is doing on behalf of his constituents. There have been 820 accusations of rape in Northern Ireland, but only 15 convictions. Does he believe that the …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union
"I thank the right hon. Lady for giving way and commend her for the stance she has taken so far. May I say very gently to her and to the House, and to the Government in particular, that my party has been consistent in its stance over the past two …..."Jim Shannon - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 14th March 2019
Asked by:
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question
to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on weight given to victim statements under the unduly lenient sentencing scheme.
Answered by Robert Buckland
Making a personal statement gives a victim of crime a voice in the criminal justice system. It enables them to explain the impact the crime has had on them in their own words so that it can be taken into account when an offender is sentenced.
The weight to be given to the impact a crime has had on a victim is a matter of discretion for the sentencing judge and will vary from case to case. It is one of several factors that the sentence judge will have to consider.
Where the case is one within the unduly lenient sentencing scheme and the a Law Officer considers that the sentencing judge has not given proper weight to the impact a crime has had on the victim, then they may decide to refer the case to the Court of Appeal as being potentially unduly lenient.