Former Liberal Democrat Peer
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My Lords, my contribution to this debate on the Queen’s Speech comes under the broad heading of “welfare reform”, and would more properly have been given during yesterday’s debate, making as it does the essential interconnection and correlation between social and economic disadvantage on the one hand, and offending behaviour on the other. So I am particularly grateful for this...
My Lords, this amendment contains two aspects which cause concern. One is the use of force—a matter of grave concern when dealing with young offenders—and the other is secure colleges, a new idea from the Government that fills us with despair and gloom. This is one of the most sensitive and difficult areas of all offender management. The secure college rules sanction the use of...
My Lords, the Joint Committee on Human Rights has found, “that it is incompatible with Articles 3 and 8 ECHR for any law, whether primary or secondary legislation, to authorise the use of force on children and young people for the purposes of … discipline … we recommend that the relevant provision in Schedule 4 of the Bill should be deleted, and the Bill should be amended to make...
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Former Liberal Democrat Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1997
Left the House of Lords on 12 February 2016
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