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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 December 2025
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
However, we have evidence from some cases where we have left the gap open. For example, noble Lords will be familiar with the case of Karen White, who was a male-born sex offender who identified as a female. She was transferred to a woman’s prison—or “he”, I should say. He then went on to assault women in custody. That was a foreseeable failure.
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