Community Justice Centre: North Liverpool Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Community Justice Centre: North Liverpool

Lord Bishop of Liverpool Excerpts
Wednesday 30th November 2011

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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My Lords, the inquiry is looking at the impact on reoffending and the efficiency of process. Its findings are not yet available for release because that work is not yet completed, but I would find it inconceivable that the court itself and those who work in it had not fed into that inquiry.

Lord Bishop of Liverpool Portrait The Lord Bishop of Liverpool
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My Lords, could the Minister could tell the House whether the Ministry of Justice has done an assessment of areas of deprivation in other cities where a community justice centre would be appropriate?

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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No, my Lords, we will look at the impact of this centre before we would contemplate doing this in any other cities, but I take the point made by the right reverend Prelate the Lord Bishop of Liverpool that this is operating in an area of very high deprivation, which I hope will be part of the assessment which the inquiry is making, taking note that it is in a particular area.