The Ministry of Justice is establishing an Independent Public Advocate role to provide statutory oversight and representation for vulnerable populations, particularly older people, children in care, and disabled children in residential settings. This responds to recommendations from multiple independent reviews and aims to create a unified mechanism for independent advocacy with authority to scrutinise public bodies and government decisions.
Second Reading 14:41:00 Moved by Lord Wills: That the Bill be now read a second time. Lord Wills (Lab): As some noble Lords may remember, this is the second time I have moved that this Bill be read a second …
Second Reading 14:12:00 Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is now more than 33 years since the Hillsborough disaster, when 97 wholly innocent children, women and …
First Reading 11:45:00 A Bill to establish a public Advocate to provide advice to, and act as data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents. The Bill was introduced by Lord Wood of Anfield (on behalf of Lord …
First Reading 15:43:00 A Bill to establish a public Advocate to provide advice to, and act as data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents. The Bill was introduced by Lord Wills, read a first time and ordered …
Second Reading 10:07:00 Moved by Lord Wills: That the Bill be read a second time. Lord Wills (Lab): My Lords, this Bill arises out of my experience as a Minister devising the Hillsborough Independent Panel that was set up by …
First Reading 15:43:00 A Bill to establish a public advocate to provide advice to, and act as a data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents. The Bill was introduced by Lord Wills, read a first time and …
First Reading 15:31:00 A Bill to establish a public Advocate to provide advice to, and act as data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents. The Bill was introduced by Lord Wills, read a first time and ordered …