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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2026

Debate

Victims and Courts Bill

Contribution

We will monitor how these provisions operate once they are implemented. Officials will develop a system which allows us to understand the impact they are having, how they work in practice and how they can be improved. We should be cautious and not expand these measures further without this insight and understanding. There are already routes to apply for restriction of parental responsibility in child cruelty cases. For these reasons, I urge the noble and learned Lord not to press his amendment.

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