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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

Why do we need the proposed change that the noble Lord, Lord Banner, has outlined? As it stands, UK courts’ ability to award compensation is overly narrow and does not respond adequately to more complex crimes such as sanctions offences involving large numbers of victims, who have varied connections to their offender’s conduct, but where there is a clear broader impact of the offender’s crime on victims of human rights violations in the UK or beyond.

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