My Lords, I rise briefly to support the noble Baroness in Amendment 89, for the reasons she has outlined. I think the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, in this Report stage seems to get the short straw every time. I have a question for my noble friend the Minister about the role of the CPS when deciding to prosecute. It has to apply the test of public interest. Is the very young age of a defendant a proper consideration for the CPS when making that public interest test?
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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Earl Attlee
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 December 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
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