Results 1-5 of 5 for gay speaker:Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Written Answers — House of Lords: Police: National Black Police Association (26 Jun 2007)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...from the Home Office. Other associations include the Association of Chief Police Officers, the Police Federation, the Superintendents Association, the British Association for Women in Policing, the Gay Police Association and the National Disabled Police Association. Each of these associations carries out a number of projects that support the aims and objectives of the Home Office. The...

Identity Cards Bill (23 Jan 2006)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...with the noble Baroness about the breadth and depth of consultation and the need to be inclusive. I am sure that no one who knows her assiduousness would possibly think that she had forgotten the gay, lesbian or transgender group for very long. The provision is expressed as it is in Clause 16(6) for a straightforward reason—that there is no need to specify in the Bill the different...

Civil Partnership Bill [HL] (22 Apr 2004)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...on Registered Partnerships 1989; and the Netherlands had the Registered Partnership Act 1997. Using that evidence, the take-up figure is based on assumptions that the proportion of the lesbian and gay population who will be in civil partnerships by 2050 will be 5 per cent, which is under the low scenario, or 10 per cent, which is under the high scenario, of the proportion of the...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Police Service: Staff Support Associations (4 Feb 2004)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: None of the staff support associations, including the Black Police Association and the Gay Police Association, is formally recognised by the Metropolitan Police Service for collective bargaining purposes; nor do they have the representational or negotiating rights of the Police Federation, Superintendents' Association or the recognised constituent trade unions. The staff support associations...

Criminal Justice Bill (5 Nov 2003)

Baroness Scotland of Asthal: ...not reported to the police because of a lack of confidence that the criminal justice system can adequately deal with them. ACPO is aware of the problem. In most parts of the country, lesbian and gay police liaison groups work with the police to encourage reporting, respond to violent incidents, support victims and often also cover issues such as homophobic bullying. We believe that...