House of Commons Justice Committee Formal Minutes of the Committee Session 2016-17
Paul Philip, Chief Executive, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Catherine Dixon, Chief Executive, Law Society, Chantal-Aimee Doerries, Chairman, Bar Council, and Dr Vanessa Davies, Director General, Bar Standards Board gave evidence
Mother of a serving prisoner Mr Andy Stelman Mr Idris Morris Mr Julian Le Vay Mr Michael Campbell-Brown Mrs Melanie Jameson MTCnovo Nacro Novus Parole Board for England & Wales People Arise Now Prison Reform Trust Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Prisons Research Centre, University of Cambridge Probation Institute Pupils 2 Parliament Quaker Crime, Community and Justice Sub-Committee Restorative Justice Council Robert Jones RReD Seetec BTC Ltd Serco Justice & Immigration Sodexo StMungo's Steps2Recovery techuk The Association ofprison Lawyers The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy The British Psychological Society The Criminal Bar Association The Disabilities Trust The Open University The Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists The RSA/Transitions Spaces The Standing Committee for Youth Justice Transition 2 Adulthood (T2A) Alliance User Voice Women in Prison Working Links At 9.45am, the Chair suspended the meeting to broadcast a statement on the postponement of the evidence session.
a) Declarations of interest The Chair declared that he was a non-practising barrister and consultant to a legal firm. Alex Chalk declared that he was a practising barrister. Alberto Costa declared that he was a practising English and Welsh solicitor and a nonpractising Scottish solicitor, and that he had worked as a Treasury Solicitor and represented the Prison Service. Kate Green declared that she was a life member of the Magistrates Association. Victoria Prentis declared that she was a non-practising barrister and that she had been a Treasury Solicitor for many years, where she had worked with the Prison Service.
Ordered, Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the implications of Brexit for the justice system be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
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[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 December at 3.45am a) b)
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Appendix I Elmore, Chris (Ogmore) 8. Miscellaneous MEMBERS DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS Minor interest in a house in Caerphilly County Borough area owned by two members of my family. (Registered 06 June 2016) I am the County Borough Councillor for Castleland Ward, Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan Council. I receive no allowance for this role. (Registered 06 June 2016) I am the unpaid Chair of Barry YMCA Board of Management. (Registered 06 June 2016) Green, Kate (Stretford and Urmston) 4. Visits outside the UK Name of donor: First Focus Address of donor: 1110 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20005, USA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): flights and accommodation with a total value of 2,395 Destination of visit: Washington DC Date of visit: 14-17 March 2016 Purpose of visit: meeting advocacy groups, members of Senate and House of Representatives to discuss child poverty strategies and UK and US experience. (Registered 21 March 2016) Name of donor: Remembering Srebrenica (a project of Ummah Help) Address of donor: Newland House, 137-139 Hagley Road, Birmingham B16 8UA Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): accommodation, flights, subsistence and transport within Bosnia, with a total value of 489 Destination of visit: Bosnia Dates of visit: 2-5 October 2016 Purpose of visit: to visit scenes of genocide in Bosnia and meet survivors and campaigners. (Registered 11 October 2016) 8. Miscellaneous Trustee of the Webb Memorial Trust, which works for social and economic justice. (Registered 17 April 2014) Vaz, Keith (Leicester East) 6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over 100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over 10,000 a year House in Leicester, which is used as my constituency office: (i).
Flat in London: (i) and (ii). House in Leicester: (i) and (ii). (Updated 28 June 2016) 8. Miscellaneous I own two season tickets for Leicester City Football Club. However, I am invited from time to time into the directors box to watch matches. The annual value of this benefit is below registrable value. (Updated 1 December 2014 and 2 June 2015) Barrister (not practising).
SPECIALIST ADVISERS DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
I was invited to be a Trustee ofthe Howard League for Penal Reform in late 2015. I accepted this invitation after my retirementfrom the Prison Service and took up mytrus-tee responsibilities in February 2016. I have recently been nominated to be the Chair oftrustees and ifagreed bythe remainder ofthe Board I will take up this- position at the end ofthis year. Time wise, my commitmentto the Howard League as Chair of the Trustees will be no more than 10 days a year. The position is unpaid but I can claim my travel expenses. I am also Patron of Choirs Beating Time, a small charity that promotes- choirs in prison. Again this is an unpaid position and takes up 2 days- a year ofmy time.