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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

I do not want to interrupt the noble Lord again, but I think it is right for him to know that this matter came before the Attorney-General, myself, to determine how we should address this problem. How could we make it better? How could we differentiate between those who should validly be prosecuted and those who should not? The Director of Public Prosecutions then has a duty to implement the Attorney-General’s guidelines when making a decision as to whether to prosecute or not, and they have duly done so.

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