Written Question
Thursday 17th July 2025
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what alternatives to custodial sentences they are considering for women with babies and young families, particularly for offences such as shop theft, and what rehabilitation measures are in place to prevent those women from reoffending.
Answered by Lord Timpson
- Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This Government has a clear goal of reducing the number of women in prison and supporting more in the community. That is why we created the Women’s Justice Board. The Board’s initial focus is on early intervention and diversion; community solutions; and addressing issues specific to young women, pregnant women, and mothers with dependent children in the Criminal Justice System.
We are taking forward the Independent Sentencing Review’s recommendations on short and suspended sentences, which will reduce the number of women in custody, including those with babies and young families. We have also accepted in principle the Review’s recommendation to increase the availability of Intensive Supervision Courts to tackle root causes of offending, particularly for repeat offenders.
Women’s specific Commissioned Rehabilitative Service providers have been appointed in every HMPPS region to deliver bespoke and specialist support to women on probation to address their offending behaviour. Additionally, the Government is investing £7.2 million in community support in 2025/26, with funding for women’s centres and other organisations focused on diverting women from prison and addressing their often-complex needs.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Sat 10 Sep 2022
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
"My Lords, the Royal Family mourn the loss of a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We mourn the loss of a much-loved monarch. Our thoughts are with her family, and indeed all her loyal staff in the Royal Household, as they bid their final farewell.
To me, what summed up Her …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 24th March 2022
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they are giving to the National Association of Child Contact Centres; and whether the grant will be for a (1) two year, or (2) three year, period.
Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
- Shadow Attorney General
Whilst the Government has no overall responsibility for funding child contact centre provision, we are supportive of the work of the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) and have provided grant funding since 2013. The formal process of awarding any grant to NACCC from April 2022 has not yet been completed, so we are unable to confirm the amount and period for any future grant.
Written Question
Thursday 24th March 2022
Asked by:
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, what progress they have made in developing a report about the extent to which individuals are protected from domestic abuse when using contact centres in England, as set out in section 83 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
Answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
- Shadow Attorney General
The Government is on track to publish a report about the extent to which individuals, when they are using contact centres in England, are protected from the risk of domestic abuse or, in the case of children, other harm. This will be delivered by April 2023 as set out in section 83 of the Domestic Abuse Act.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My Lords, I followed with great interest the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, in speaking eloquently to the clauses stand part in the last group. Like the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, I shall speak only to a particular amendment, that put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, to which I …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My noble friend is, in fact, rewriting the law. I am not an immigration lawyer, but if I were, I think I would be a little confused at the moment. In the case that was decided in 2021, Kaderli v Chief Public Prosecutors Office of Gebze in Turkey, it was …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Feb 2022
Nationality and Borders Bill
"My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 121 and 122. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for lending her support in signing Amendment 122. As the noble Baroness set out, and as we heard from the Deputy Chairman, if Amendment 120 carries favour with the Committee, Amendments 121 …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jun 2021
Criminal Justice System: Equal Treatment of Deaths and Injuries
"My noble friend may recall the very sad case of Kim Briggs, a pedestrian mowed down by a cyclist using an illegal bicycle. Will he ensure that the objective test to which he refers will extend to all those e-scooters, e-bikes and other cyclists who inadvertently mow down pedestrians, whether …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill
"My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, and I congratulate her on the work she has done in this regard and on bringing forward a revised amendment at this stage. I declare my interests: I am vice-president of the National Association of Child Contact Centres; …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill
"I am delighted to have played a small part in this Bill, and I pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Wolfson and his colleagues: my noble friend Lord Parkinson, and, especially, my noble friend Lady Williams, who has been involved in so many Bills in this Session. I believe …..."Baroness McIntosh of Pickering - View Speech
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