Protection of Freedoms Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for offering a meeting. There are clearly also other subjects to discuss: what form of records schools commonly have about parenting and guardianship arrangements; whether those are sufficient to deal with the requirements of the Bill; whether the Bill allows sufficient flexibility to deal with occasions when parents should not be communicated with; and how commencement is proposed. The Bill will introduce a considerable process of adjustment even if it is taken carefully. As the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, said, it threatens effectively to make these systems inoperable and therefore to require schools at considerable expense and in a great hurry to put other systems in place and make alternative arrangements. The way in which this section of the Bill is to be commenced is quite important. I would be delighted to have a meeting; I would be delighted if the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, wanted to join me, because it is clear that we have common concerns about how this will work in practice and a common suspicion that what the Government are about is trying to ban these systems all together. However, for now and particularly with regard to Amendment 85, I beg leave to withdraw my amendment. Amendment 85 withdrawn. Amendments 86 to 92 not moved. Clause 26 agreed. Clause 27 : Exceptions and further provision about consent Clause 27 : Exceptions and further provision about consent Amendments 93 to 95 not moved. Clause 27 agreed. Amendment 96 not moved. Clause 28 : Interpretation: Chapter 2 Clause 28 : Interpretation: Chapter 2 Amendments 97 and 98 not moved. Clause 28 agreed. Clause 29 : Code of practice for surveillance camera systems Amendment 99 Clause 29 : Code of practice for surveillance camera systems Amendment 99 Moved by