The noble Viscount may be assuaged by the fact that what I am talking about is the starting point. Therefore, it is not a mandatory whole life term, it is a mandatory life sentence, and it is for the judge to indicate what the position is. The effect of my amendment is to say that the starting point is a whole life term.
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 10 November 2021.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
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