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Charitable and Community Events

Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 11 July 2006, in the House of Commons, led by Anthony Steen. The answering member was Lord Coaker.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on charging for police cover for charitable and community events - the operation of section 25 the Police Act 1996.

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

448 c406-14WH

Session

2005-06

Department

Home Office

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Police Act 1996
Wednesday, 22 May 1996
Public acts

Proceeding contributions

Anthony Steen | 448 c406-7WH (Link to this contribution) Mr. Hood, it is delightful to see you in the Chamber in a different context. I am grateful for the ...

Speaker | 448 c407WH (Link to this contribution) (in the Chair): Order. Interventions have to be much shorter.

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Geoffrey Cox | 448 c407WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend’s excellent speech gives rise to two thoughts. First, does he agree that when one cha...

Anthony Steen | 448 c407-9WH (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to my hon. and learned Friend for attending the debate. If he catches your eye, M...

Gary Streeter | 448 c409-10WH (Link to this contribution) : I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Mr. Steen) on securing the debate, and thank ...

Geoffrey Cox | 448 c410WH (Link to this contribution) I shall raise two points. Hatherleigh carnival is an event that has been held for many years. It has...

Anthony Steen | 448 c411WH (Link to this contribution) One must distinguish between commercial events, such as fairs, and charitable, social and community ...

Lord Coaker | 448 c411WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Hood. I begin by congratulating the hon. Memb...

Lord Coaker | 448 c411-2WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. To a degree, I accept what he says. I was illustrating the fa...

Lord Coaker | 448 c412WH (Link to this contribution) As I said, those are matters for local negotiation. Clearly, if negotiations take place, the local p...

Anthony Steen | 448 c412WH (Link to this contribution) Would the Minister think it wholly unconscionable for the police to say to the organisers of a chari...

Geoffrey Cox | 448 c412WH (Link to this contribution) Why does the Minister think it is that, after all these years, the police are suddenly starting to u...

Lord Coaker | 448 c413WH (Link to this contribution) The power was available for a number of years prior to 1996. It is important to remember that sectio...

Anthony Steen | 448 c413WH (Link to this contribution) The police are approaching organisations that do superb work in the community and implying that if t...

Lord Coaker | 448 c413-4WH (Link to this contribution) It is a matter for local negotiation. What I have to say about the guidance published by the Associa...

Subjects

Charities

Fees and charges

Festivals and special occasions

Police

Link

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