Moved by
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
219B: Clause 132, page 124, line 35, at end insert—
“(8) After section 102, insert—
“102A Centralised monitoring of court decisions to impose youth custodial remand
(1) Within six months from the day on which the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2021 is passed, the Secretary of State must nominate a body to collect, analyse and publish data on the decision-making process of courts when sentencing a child to custodial remand.
(2) “Decision making process” refers to the consideration and application of the required Conditions for the custodial remand of children by the court, as set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
(3) A report on the findings must be laid before Parliament and published on an annual basis.
(4) The first report must be published and laid before Parliament no later than 18 months from the day on which the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2021 is passed.””
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment seeks to introduce centralised monitoring of the youth remand decision-making process.