Police and Justice Bill

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention, but two issues need teasing apart. First, there is the report from Her Majesty’s inspectorate that says that the current structure of forces does not provide sufficient resilience or protective services to deal with level two crime. As he will know, organised crime is at work in our communities, especially in relation to drugs, and that requires greater resilience. Secondly, one of the purposes of this place is to consider the sort of changes now proposed.