Shamima Begum Debate

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Department: Home Office
Monday 27th March 2023

(1 year, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Murray of Blidworth Portrait Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)
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The slight difficulty the noble Lord has is, obviously, the incomplete picture of information, which is, unfortunately, the consequence of the nature of these types of decisions. The evaluation is made at the time of the deprivation decision, which in this case was in 2019. At that stage, the subject of the decision was not a minor, but obviously I cannot venture further into the facts of the case.

Lord Coaker Portrait Lord Coaker (Lab)
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My Lords, what are the implications of this case for the reform of the Prevent strategy?

Lord Murray of Blidworth Portrait Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)
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The reform of the Prevent strategy is clearly an important priority, as discussed on a previous occasion. I do not believe that this particular case has any direct impact on the reformulation of the policy. If the litigation continues, I will come back and address the House further on that.