Biography
Baroness Levitt has engaged extensively through 30 debate speeches spanning criminal justice, youth offending, and end-of-life legislation. Her contributions have focused particularly on prevention-focused approaches to youth justice, the operability of assisted dying legislation, and victims' rights, with recurring emphasis on early intervention and diversion from the criminal justice system. She has addressed technical and operational concerns across multiple Bills including the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, Crime and Policing Bill, and Victims and Courts Bill.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, I begin with a brief explanation of what this instrument is not. It is not a mechanism for extending legal aid, and it does not represent a change to legal aid policy. It does not introduce any new pressure on legal aid, and thus we do not expect it to result in any significant increase in cost.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying46th of 37120.0
- Learning disability & autism296th of 89914.0
- Palliative & end of life care120th of 56814.0
- Mental health456th of 8808.0
- Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
- Cancer503rd of 6222.0
- Children's health131st of 1572.0
What they’ve said
“That the Grand Committee do consider the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026.”
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Anti-social Behaviour and Prevention and Investigation Measures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2026 · 2026-06-30 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Sieff Foundation, which, as she said, said that up to 80% of children in the custodial estate either have special educational needs or are neurodivergent. This is why the Government want to put resources into early diagnosis and diversion, ensuring that there is in place wraparound care for families whose children are…”
Youth Offending · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, we are tough on crime but we are smart on prevention. We are focusing on what works: protecting the public and preventing reoffending. It is well known that locking children up, particularly on short sentences, does not work.”
Youth Offending · 2026-05-21 · Read on Hansard ↗
“The Government are seriously taking it into account. That is why we are investing more than £34 million this year in the county lines programme, which has closed more than 3,700 county lines and led to 10,100 arrests. Absolutely, we take it seriously.”
Youth Justice · 2026-05-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Although the Government remain neutral on the overall issue, we recognise that assisted dying regimes being implemented in different parts of the UK and the Crown dependencies could create practical issues for those in one jurisdiction who are involved, in some way, in the lawful assisted death of a person in another j…”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
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