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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 January 2026
Debate
Sentencing BillContribution
54: Clause 18, page 36, line 18, at end insert—
“(2A) As soon as practicable after receiving a business plan submitted under subsection (1), the Lord Chancellor must consider the plan and decide whether to approve it.”Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment requires the Lord Chancellor to respond as soon as practicable to the Sentencing Council’s request for approval of the Council’s business plan for a financial year.
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