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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 February 2026
Debate
Victims and Courts BillContribution
I respectfully suggest that limiting these powers to one jurisdiction risks sending the wrong message to victims and causing confusion for victims, who are not hidebound by jurisdictional boundaries between the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts. If attendance matters, for all the reasons outlined by the Government, the principle does not end at the doors of the Crown Court but extends across the courts system.
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