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Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 April 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I hesitate to interrupt the noble Lord, Lord Baker, but I am sure he would want the House to be aware that the Attorney-General’s guidelines have assisted in enabling prosecutors to make decisions which would obviate the need for prosecution where there is no evidence that the person assisting did it other than for love. The fact that there are so few prosecutions is something we should celebrate as opposed to criticise, because those 10 that go forward are because there is evidence that that which was done was not well done and should be prosecuted.

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