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Criminal Law Revision Committee

Volume 19: debated on Friday 5 March 1982

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, further to his answer of 17 February, he will list the members of the Criminal Law Revision Committee; and if he is fully satisfied that the terms of reference of the committee will allow it to study sufficiently widely all aspects of the subject and to take into full consideration the views of organisations concerned with the law on rape such as those of the organisation Women Against Rape.

The members of the Criminal Law Revison Committee are as follows:

  • The Right Honourable Lord Justice Lawton, Chairman
  • The Right Honourable Lord Justice Waller, O.B.E.
  • Dr. Andrew Ashworth
  • His Houour Judge Francis
  • Mrs. Audrey Frisby
  • Mr. John Hazan, Q.C.
  • Sir Thomas Hetherington, K.C.B., C.B.E., Q.C.
  • Mr. J. Hampden Inskip, Q.C.
  • Mr. Cecil Latham, O.B.E.
  • The Honourable Mr. Justice Lloyd
  • Her Honour Judge Lowery
  • Mr. Charles McCullough, Q.C.
  • Sir David Napley
  • Mr. William Scott, O.B.E.
  • Mr. J.D. Semken, C.B., M.C.
  • Professor J. C. Smith, Q.C.
  • His Honour Judge Harry Walker
The Committee's current review "of the law relating to and penalties for sexual offences" is being conducted in consultation with a policy advisory committee under the chairmanship of Lord Justice Waller comprising the members of the Criminal Law Revision Committee marked in the earlier list and also the following:

  • Miss Maureen Barry (Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Inner London)
  • Mrs. Shirley Dineen (a journalist)
  • Dr. Neville Gittleson (Consultant Psychiatrist, Middlewood Hospital, Sheffield)
  • The Rev. Richard Harries (Vicar of Fulham and Dean of King's College, London)
  • Mrs. Anne Jones (Headmistress, Vauxhall Manor School)
  • Ms. Mary McIntosh (Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Essex University)
  • Mrs. Charlotte Lodge (Social Worker, Basildon)
  • Lady Serota, J.P. (Chairman of the Commission for Local Administration and formerly Chairman of the Advisory

Number of applications received*

Number of applications approved

Value of applications approved £ million

Number of schemes in progress

Value of schemes in progress £ million

Social†428‡62‡1·4522653·197
Economic†148829·113220·871
Total57614410·5652874·068

* The number of applications received does not reflect the number valid for urban programme grant.

† Some schemes fell into both categories.
‡ It is estimated that in addition 175–200 holiday projects—value in total about £200,000—will be approved to run in the Easter and summer holidays.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will review his Department's decision not to approve an urban aid application supported by South Glamorgan county council and Cardiff city council for a black cultural centre and workshop.

  • Council on the Penal System)
  • Superintendent Gwen Symonds (Metropolitan Police)
  • Mrs. Sue Winfield (Senior Probation Officer, Co. Durham).

My right hon. Friend is satisfied that the terms of reference for this inquiry cover all aspects of the subject and enable the committees to take into account the views of all interested organisations.