On 15th December 2021, the House of Lords debated the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in its third day of the report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which a Bishop took part:
Division 3:
The Bishop of Gloucester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Marks of Henley-Upon-Thames:
Lord Marks of Henley Upon Thames (LD):
71: Clause 102, page 88, line 20, leave out “there are exceptional” and insert “such a sentence would be contrary to the interests of justice having regard to”
Member’s explanatory statement:
This amendment, along with Lord Marks’ amendment to page 88, line 23, would remove the requirement for the circumstances to be exceptional before a judge was empowered to decline to impose the minimum sentence (for offences of threatening with weapon or bladed article) and would entitle the judge to do so where in the circumstances the judge concluded that such a sentence would be contrary to the interests of justice. Hansard
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 90 / Not Content: 159
The Bishop of Gloucester voted Content.
Division 4:
The Bishop of Gloucester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Chapman of Darlington which would establish a maximum sentence for the offense of publishing the identity of a sexual assault complainant.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 149 / Not Content: 149
The Bishop of Gloucester voted Content.
Division 5:
The Bishop of Gloucester moved an amendment that would require courts to take into account the effect on dependent children resulting from their primary carer’s sentences.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 30 / Not Content 79.
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