Speeches by Mullan.

“(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the relevant periods are—”

“(a) before the end of 12 months, and”

“(a) are from any ethnic minority background;”

“(b) are White British and live in lower income households.” —(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

“Brought up, and read the First time.”

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“Duty to provide trauma-informed training”

““(1) The Lord Chancellor must ensure that appropriate training is made mandatory for members of all court staff working in the criminal courts on best practice in relation to victims' trauma.”

“(a) the nature, prevalence, and impact of domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, and rape and serious sexual offences (‘RASSO’);”

“(b) the dynamics and psychological effects of trauma on parties and witnesses involved in proceedings;”

“(a) on initial appointment to a role within a court, and at regular intervals thereafter;”

“The public did not vote for a permanent reduction in their historic right to be judged by their peers; indeed, the Government’s manifesto made no mention of these changes. By subjecting these provisions to a sunset clause, we can meet what the Government see as the immediate operational needs for tackling the issue but…”

““overriding presumption should be jury trial, with very, very limited exceptions.””

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“As I have alluded to several times, the Conservative party is considering more broadly how we tackle judicial accountability in all its different elements. It would be premature for us to settle on this new clause if, as the hon. Member for Chichester pointed out, it had to be necessarily narrow to fit in the Bill. On …”

“Review of impact of provisions of section 3”

“The need for a sunset clause is further emphasised by the significant concerns raised regarding the quality of justice that will be delivered under the new arrangements. Many representative bodies and campaign groups, including the Bar Council and JUSTICE, have warned that moving serious cases to what they describe as …”

“I intervened when the Minister said she thought that extending sitting hours would make things worse. When I asked her to explain that, she then said that she thought the benefit would be minimal. That is a different point. Given that we have said there should be an extensive consultation to figure out all those things…”

“In summary, a sunset clause is about proportionality and constitutional responsibility. Radical structural changes born of administrative pressure should not become permanent features of our democracy by default. We must remember that the Deputy Prime Minister himself has previously described juries as a “success story…”

“New Clause 29”