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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 December 2025
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
Part of Clause 82 says that retrospectivity is a key reason why defendants could claim substantial prejudice. Given that the IICSA report demonstrated that the power of those who abused victims kept them silent for many years, often decades, it is just not sensible to give defendants in the future, whether for current or historic abuse, this “get out of jail free” card—literally, in this case.
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