"My Lords, I understand the concern about illicit provision on the dark web, which is a very serious matter and difficult to manage. None the less, I must ask what provision is being made to meet potential claims for damages from young people like Keira Bell in the future who …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, this Bill has been laid before us in the name of victims, so we must grasp the opportunity to ensure that the Bill fully lives up to its name. The Bill strengthens the measures proposed in the predecessor Bill, which fell before the last election and was lost. …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, the core group in this will, of course, be the survivors. The inquiry will be there to ask what happened and what we can do to prevent it happening in future. Yet I read in the press today that the survivors group is to be wound down very …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these regulations. They make technical changes to the Judicial Appointments Commission. As explained, the number of commissioners will increase from 15 to 16 and a third professional commissioner will be added. This will mean, subject to the observations of my …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I will be very brief. Having listened to this, I am more and more persuaded that we must have reasons, because there will be no coroner’s inquest. We know that some doctors have misbehaved in the past, but that does not always come out. One needs to have …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I rise with some caution, because these are deep waters. I think we should err on the side of caution. I support the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, because this is an entirely new process. Assuming the Bill comes into force in some form, the age can always be …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing these regulations and setting out their purpose. These regulations increase the immigration skills charge, or ISC, for the first time since its introduction eight years ago in 2017, and they align it with inflation. This is a sensible measure, and …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing this statutory instrument, which concerns an issue of real importance to victims of crime and to the integrity of our justice system. These regulations, made under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, clarify and expand protections for victims who have …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken on this group. If there is a single theme in these amendments, it is that we cannot go on legislating for increased demands on our criminal justice system without ensuring that the system has the capacity and is …..." Lord Sandhurst - View Speech