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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 52 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 238 Noes - 156
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 42 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 127
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 55 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 165
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 58 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 172
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 46 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 129 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 45 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 133 Noes - 185
26 Mar 2025 - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 40 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 126
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 49 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 151
26 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill) - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 57 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 162
26 Feb 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 55 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 177 Noes - 228
26 Feb 2025 - Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 232
30 Apr 2025 - Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025 - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 48 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 54 Noes - 124
30 Apr 2025 - Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 53 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 157
4 Jun 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 51 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 130
4 Jun 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Burnett voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 0 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 221 Noes - 116



Lord Burnett mentioned

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25 Mar 2025, 6:47 p.m. - House of Lords
" If it is your Lordships pleasure that amendment 67 be withdrawn, amendment is, by leave, withdrawn. Element 68, Lord Burnett not move. Amendment 69, Lord Ashford. "
Lord Ashton of Hyde (Non-affiliated) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Mar 2025, 5:26 p.m. - House of Lords
"noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, for his experience as a Lord Chief Justice, that we should "
Lord Sandhurst (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Mar 2025, 5:44 p.m. - House of Lords
"already expressed by Lord Burnett and indeed Baroness Hazarika and "
Lord Keen of Elie (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
33 speeches (9,085 words)
Report stage
Wednesday 4th June 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) , I acknowledge the thoughtful and constructive contributions from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Introduction: Baroness Prentis of Banbury
1 speech (1 words)
Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber

Mentions:
1: None Banbury, of Somerton in the County of Oxfordshire, was introduced and took the oath, supported by Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Independent Sentencing Review
25 speeches (6,238 words)
Monday 2nd June 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) record my appreciation for all the panel’s work, including that of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
58 speeches (15,830 words)
Committee stage
Monday 19th May 2025 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: None Last week, in his all-Peers letter—this was cited and quoted by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
2: None Here I agree with the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, and my noble friends Lady Hamwee - Link to Speech
3: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) We have heard, however, compelling arguments from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett, and other - Link to Speech

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill
39 speeches (22,440 words)
2nd reading
Wednesday 7th May 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Timpson (Lab - Life peer) review of sentencing being led by David Gauke and ably supported by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
140 speeches (33,397 words)
Committee stage part one
Tuesday 25th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Leader of the House
Mentions:
1: None number of senior judges for peerages, including the Lord Chief Justice, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
2: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) him upon his appointment and the fact that the Lord Chief Justice, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech

Crown Court Criminal Case Backlog
41 speeches (15,358 words)
Thursday 20th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Sandhurst (Con - Excepted Hereditary) magistrates’ courts has been increased.I endorse the suggestion of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech
2: Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames (LD - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord Carlile, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, have given us some - Link to Speech
3: Lord Keen of Elie (Con - Life peer) The noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett of Maldon, her predecessor as Lord Chief Justice, again pointed - Link to Speech

International Women’s Day
67 speeches (34,127 words)
Thursday 6th March 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Education
Mentions:
1: Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Lab - Life peer) How seismic the changes are since then.In his maiden speech, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Burnett - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal commentator, and The Times

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy KC; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Written Evidence - Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association of England and Wales
ROL0067 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 37, [2021] 1 WLR 3931, para 38 per Lord Sales JSC and Lord Burnett

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy KC; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 14th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Law Centres Network, and Citizens Advice Bureau

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy KC; Lord Burnett

Thursday 8th May 2025
Written Evidence - Public Law Project
ROL0015 - Rule of Law

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: The former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, expressly flagged this as a concern in his 2018 annual

Wednesday 7th May 2025
Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 7th May 2025
Oral Evidence - JUSTICE, and Public Law Project

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 30th April 2025
Oral Evidence - Shabana Mahmood

Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: The Chair: Lord Burnett made the point, rather building on something you said yourself a few moments

Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Oral Evidence - (self-employed), Policy Exchange, and Hansard Society

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 2nd April 2025
Oral Evidence - Lord Sumption, and Baroness Hale of Richmond

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 26th March 2025
Oral Evidence - University College London, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and University of Glasgow

Rule of Law - Constitution Committee

Found: Strathclyde (The Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - FOIL, The Forum of Insurance Lawyers
WCC0115 - Work of the County Court

Work of the County Court - Justice Committee

Found: It was an issue recognised and raised with Lord Burnett, the then Lord Chief Justice, when he gave evidence

Tuesday 4th March 2025
Written Evidence - FOIL, The Forum of Insurance Lawyers
WCC0115 - Work of the County Court

Work of the County Court - Justice Committee

Found: It was an issue recognised and raised with Lord Burnett, the then Lord Chief Justice, when he gave evidence

Wednesday 26th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett

Wednesday 26th February 2025
Oral Evidence - Judiciary of England and Wales

Constitution Committee

Found: Lord Strathclyde (Chair); Lord Anderson of Ipswich; Baroness Andrews; Lord Beith; Lord Bellamy; Lord Burnett



Parliamentary Research
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-2025 - CBP-10265
May. 16 2025

Found: The then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said he strongly believed defendants should be



Bill Documents
May. 16 2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-2025
Victims and Courts Bill 2024-26
Briefing papers

Found: The then Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, said he strongly believed defendants should be

May. 07 2025
8th Report of the Constitution Committee
Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Act 2025
Select Committee report

Found: Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Tor faen Lord Burnett

Apr. 04 2025
7th Report of the Constitution Committee
Employment Rights Bill 2024-26
Select Committee report

Found: Andrews Baroness Hamwee Lord Beith Baroness Laing of Elderslie Lord Bellamy Lord Murphy of Torfaen Lord Burnett



Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report
Document: (PDF)

Found: Lord Burnett of Maldon, Catherine Larsen KPM, Sir Peter Lewis, Professor Nicola Padfield, Andrea Simon

Monday 24th February 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Motivations to apply for salaried judicial office
Document: (PDF)

Found: It was recently said by Lord Burnett, then Lord Chief Justice, that “A salaried judge is a judge for

Tuesday 18th February 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: History and trends in sentencing
Document: (PDF)

Found: .33 (2023) < https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41844/documents/207521/default/ > ; Lord Burnett



Deposited Papers
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Ministry of Justice
Source Page: Independent Sentencing Review: Final report and proposals for reform. Incl. annexes. 192p.
Document: independent-sentencing-review-report-part_2.pdf (PDF)

Found: Lord Burnett of Maldon, Catherine Larsen KPM, Sir Peter Lewis, Professor Nicola Padfield, Andrea Simon