Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"I rise to speak to new clauses 89 and 97. Having spent 16 years in the criminal courts, I speak with some experience of how cases are proceeded with. My right hon. and learned Friend is here as Lord Chancellor and his responsibility is the courts system. So his responsibility …..."James Daly - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"I am very glad that the hon. Lady raises that issue. When the Director of Public Prosecutions gave evidence to the Justice Committee on 15 June, he was very clear that his predecessors had failed: they had not put in place the policies and actions necessary to increase rape prosecutions. …..."James Daly - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"No, I will not.
I am rather curious. We have heard comments from Opposition Members that they support heavier sentences and further action being taken, quite rightly, to protect the victims of serious sexual violence, so why in Committee did they vote against what was then clause 106—the clause that …..."James Daly - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"I have been absolutely amazed by the comments of some Opposition Members that deterrent sentences do not work. The point of the Bill—and the point of the responsibilities that my right hon. and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor has—is to increase sentences and increase public confidence in the justice system. …..."James Daly - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jul 2021
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
"No.
I support the Bill. I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend and thank him for bringing forward legislation to ensure that rapists are not released early in their sentences. That is what the public want, that is what we were elected on a manifesto to deliver, and that …..."James Daly - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What steps her Department is taking to protect police officers from harm in the line of duty. ..."James Daly - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"I welcome the commitments this Government have made to cut crime and to get more police on to our streets. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital that our police have the tools to tackle violent crime and antisocial behaviour in Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, and throughout the country?..."James Daly - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 31st March 2021
Asked by:
James Daly (Conservative - Bury North)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support the improvement of Greater Manchester Police.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Home Office, alongside its policing partners, continues to provide Greater Manchester Police with the support it requires through HMICFRS’s Policing Performance Oversight Group. Ministers are committed to supporting the force’s improvement and are paying close attention to its progress.
Greater Manchester Police’s funding will increase by up to £35.1m in 2021/22.
As at December 2020, the force has also recruited 266 additional officers through our Police Uplift Programme, with a further allocation of 325 officers to be recruited by March 2022. In addition, there is a year 2 uplift allocation of 16 officers to the force to support growth in Regional Organised Crime Units.
Written Question
Wednesday 31st March 2021
Asked by:
James Daly (Conservative - Bury North)
Question
to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to reform the use of Release Under Investigation.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Government is aware of the issues around the process of Released Under Investigation (RUI) and the impact this can have on both suspects and victims. Following a public consultation on pre-charge bail, ending in May 2020, the Government is now seeking to introduce significant reforms through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
While RUI is not a process set out in legislation, the reforms in the Bill will help limit its usage by creating a pre-charge bail system that works better for the police, victims and suspects. This includes the removal of the perceived presumption against pre-charge bail and the creation of a new duty to seek the views of alleged victims before releasing suspects on pre-charge bail, where it is necessary and proportionate to do so.
Alongside this change, the Government has established a new power for the College of Policing in the Bill to issue national statutory guidance on pre-charge bail which will help address the use of Released Under Investigation. We will also be monitoring forces closely with an enhanced data collection on use pre-charge bail and RUI in the future.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
Serious Criminal Cases Backlog
"As a former criminal defence solicitor, may I ask my hon. Friend to join me in praising all the practitioners who have contributed so much to access to justice during the pandemic? Many have asked me to ask the Minister what steps the Government have taken and are taking to …..."James Daly - View Speech
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