Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Grand Committee on 30 Jun 2026, with 2 speakers contributing 4 speeches.

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Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 5 speakers contributing 9 speeches.

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Jury Trials appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 5 speakers contributing 11 speeches.

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Women’s Prison Estate: Biological Males appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 4 speakers contributing 9 speeches.

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Prisoner Releases in Error appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 4 speakers contributing 8 speeches.

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Support for Victims of Abuse appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 9 speakers contributing 21 speeches.

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Prison Smuggling: Drones appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 6 speeches.

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Modernising Wills: Law Commission Report appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 3 speakers contributing 6 speeches.

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Knife Crime: Custodial Sentences appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 5 speakers contributing 11 speeches.

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Court Transcripts appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 5 speakers contributing 9 speeches.

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Topical Questions appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 30 Jun 2026, with 29 speakers contributing 53 speeches.

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Immigration and Asylum: Appeals appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Lords Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 12 speakers contributing 25 speeches.

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Prisoner Early Release appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 23 speakers contributing 49 speeches.

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Home Office and Ministry of Justice appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Commons Chamber on 29 Jun 2026, with 11 speakers contributing 38 speeches.

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MPs focused on unsafe conditions at HMP Lowdham Grange, where members said self-harm, deaths, violence, poor healthcare and staff shortages remain serious problems despite some progress in the latest inspection. The Minister said the prison has improved since returning to public management, but acknowledged more work is needed on safety, mental health, rehabilitation and staffing, alongside wider government plans to expand prison capacity.

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The Justice Committee said plans to cut a backlog of more than 80,000 Crown court cases risk overloading magistrates’ courts, weakening appeal safeguards and raising fairness concerns, and called for clearer evidence, parliamentary votes on any higher sentencing powers and stronger action on judicial diversity.

MPs argued that family courts too often give too much weight to claims of “parental alienation” and too little to allegations of domestic abuse and children’s own wishes. Ministers said the government does not recognise parental alienation syndrome, but is already changing family justice rules to put children’s voices first, limit offenders’ use of parental responsibility in serious abuse cases, and tighten standards for experts in court.