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Bill Documents
20 May 2024 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: (c. 22) 51 Omit sections 46 and 47 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (restraint orders and legal


Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

May. 17 2024

Source Page: International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI
Document: (PDF)

Found: The potential for current explainability and interpretability techniques to practically aid in rigorous


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
AI Safety Institute

May. 17 2024

Source Page: International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI
Document: (PDF)

Found: The potential for current explainability and interpretability techniques to practically aid in rigorous


Deposited Papers

May. 17 2024

Source Page: I. Call for views on the Code of Practice for software vendors. Incl. annexes. 39p. II. Letter dated 15/05/2024 from Viscount Camrose to Baroness Stowell of Beeston regarding the Government’s Call for Views on the Code of Practice for software vendors. 2p. II. .
Document: Call_for_Views_on_the_Code_of_Practice_for_Software_Vendors.pdf (PDF)

Found: This regime places legal responsibilities on relevant persons including manufacturers to ensure that


Lords Chamber
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill - Fri 17 May 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Earl of Sandwich (XB - Excepted Hereditary) These aid workers are often casualties of war, as in Gaza, and two ICRC drivers were killed in Darfur - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) He said:“Let us not pretend that overseas aid is just giving something away to others, as some of its - Speech Link
3: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) He has also done a huge amount of work for Christian Aid. - Speech Link


Bill Documents
17 May 2024 - Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: (c. 22) 51 Omit sections 46 and 47 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (restraint orders and legal


Bill Documents
17 May 2024 - Amendment Paper
HL Bill 57-IV Fourth marshalled list for Report
Victims and Prisoners Bill 2022-23

Found: If you are on a low income or benefits you may be able to get Legal Aid to help cover the cost


Select Committee
Third Special Report - The FCDO’s approach to sexual and reproductive health: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report

Special Report May. 17 2024

Committee: International Development Committee (Department: Department for International Development)

Found: The abrupt nature of the aid cuts damaged the UK’s relationships with aid partners and its reputation


Written Question
Prisoners: Parental Responsibility
Friday 17th May 2024

Asked by: Lord Farmer (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of men in prison have access to legal advice on the issue of parental rights and responsibilities.

Answered by Lord Bellamy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Prisoners are entitled to civil legal aid if their legal matter is in scope, and they pass both a merits and a means test. The merits test considers the case’s likelihood of success and benefit to the client.

Legal aid is available in certain family matters, such as public family law cases which fall under the Children Act 1989. These types of cases include proceedings relating to whether a child should be taken into care or who should have parental responsibility.

In private family proceedings, legal aid is available for domestic abuse victims and where the child is at risk of abuse, subject to providing the required evidence and meeting the means and merits tests.

However, the National Security Act 2023 introduced a restriction on access to civil legal aid for convicted terrorists, which narrowed the range of circumstances in which individuals convicted of specified terrorism offences can receive civil legal aid services, though these provisions have not yet commenced.

It is not possible to estimate how many prisoners have a family law-related issue that is in scope of legal aid, and/or are eligible for legally-aided advice, as doing so would require each prisoner undertaking a means test and merits test of their case, as well as an examination of their issue to understand whether it is in scope.

Prison staff are required to assist prisoners who wish to access legal advice by providing lists of legal advisers, supplying appropriate forms, and assisting prisoners to complete them where requested due to language or literacy difficulties.


Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

May. 16 2024

Source Page: Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA): evaluation
Document: (PDF)

Found: with the purpose of creating and integrating climate change scientific and technical knowledge to aid