Speeches by Brown-Fuller.

“(a) within 24 months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, or”

“Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“New Clause 7”

“Victim-led Intensive Case Management”

““(1) The Lord Chancellor must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before Parliament a strategy for the implementation of Victim-Led Intensive Case Management in proceedings in the criminal courts (‘The Strategy’).”

“(2) The strategy must outline steps to prioritise the experience of victims in relation to proceedings in the criminal courts.”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

“(3) The report must describe—”

“In the tradition of the last five days in Committee, I will push the new clause to a vote because I would like to see greater scrutiny of the way that our court system functions. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would give victims a right to receive, free of charge, court transcripts on judicial summings-up and bail decisions relevant to their case. It would require that transcripts be provided within 14 days of a request and clarify that this right would app…”

“The Government should also take the opportunity to look at measures that would improve victims’ experiences, such as the Victims’ Commissioner’s model of a victim care hub, where victims would go to one place to get all the necessary advice on how to proceed through the criminal justice system. Alternatively, it could …”

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“New Clause 8”

“Judicial training: anti-discrimination”

““(1) Any member of the judiciary who may be assigned to proceedings for a trial on indictment without a jury must have access to training on matters relating to discrimination against individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds.”

“The feeling of the organisations and charities that I have spoken to is that everybody in the judiciary should have the opportunity to go through trauma-informed training and training around violence against women and girls, around coercive control and around recognising and identifying racial bias so we can make sure …”

“(a) the identification and prevention of racial bias, including unconscious bias, and”

“(b) the impact of discrimination on access to justice and judicial outcomes.”

“(3) The Lord Chancellor must by regulations specify how often members of the judiciary must undertake such training.”

“(4) The Lord Chancellor must lay an annual report before Parliament on the provision and uptake of training provided under this section.”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)”

““(1) Any member of the judiciary who may be assigned to proceedings for a trial on indictment without a jury must have access to training on matters relating to violence against women and girls.”