Policing and Crime Bill

My Lords, Amendment 1, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, seeks to limit the duty to collabor...

In my opening remarks, I welcomed the government amendments and suggested that we would support t...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

2: Clause 3, page 3, line 18, after “effect” i...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

3: Clause 4, page 4, line 38, leave out subsec...

Moved by

Lord Rosser

4: Clause 6, leave out Clause 6

My Lords, I will speak also to our other amendments in this group: Amendments 12, 14 and 18. Firs...

My Lords, I support the amendments proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. The government amendm...

My Lords, the Government came into office with a clear manifesto commitment to enable fire and po...

Before the Minister sits down, could she clarify something? She described the amendments proposed...

I hope I have outlined clearly that the Home Secretary would take a view on this issue and on all...

I, likewise, ask the Minister for some clarification of what she has just said. Am I right in say...

Before Third Reading I will write to the noble Lord and to all noble Lords who have taken part in...

I take it that the noble Baroness is going to write, and I am very grateful to her for saying tha...

I did say guidance.

So what I have laid down in Amendment 12 will be included in guidance.

I agreed that the matters that the noble Lord listed would be covered in guidance.

As I understood it, the Minister did not extend that to the items I covered in Amendments 14 and ...

I certainly gave that commitment on Amendment 12. I now have all my pages completely out of kilte...

It was Amendments 14 and 18.

Amendment 18 is a matter for the Home Secretary.

Am I also right—I am genuinely seeking clarification—that what the Minister helpfully said on Ame...

Unfortunately, I cannot find Amendment 14 here, but we have undertaken to work with the Associati...

I would be more than happy if the Minister wishes to write to me to confirm. I am genuinely seeki...

The issues raised in Amendments 12 and 14 will be addressed in guidance.

So there is an issue of a period over which consultation shall last. The other matters will be co...

I think that this may be one area of detail that I could discuss and correspond with the noble Lo...

That is a helpful response and I take it in the spirit in which it was said. I hope that the Mini...

Yes, and I hope that it would never be interpreted that I will not follow through on something I ...

I assure the Minister that she is about the last person that I would ever suggest would appear at...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

5: Schedule 1, page 189, line 13, at end inser...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

11: Schedule 1, page 202, line 11, at end inse...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

13: Schedule 1, page 202, line 11, at end inse...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

15: Schedule 1, page 202, line 13, leave out “...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

17: Schedule 1, page 202, line 32, at end inse...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

20: Schedule 1, page 219, line 28, leave out “...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

23: Clause 7, page 6, leave out lines 20 to 30

My Lords, I shall also speak to the other amendments in this group. These amendments, taken toget...

My Lords, Clause 7 enables police and crime commissioners to request to be represented on fire an...

I am grateful to the Minister. I am still struggling to understand why a police and crime commiss...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

31: Clause 8, page 12, line 22, at end insert—...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

37: Schedule 2, page 224, line 19, at end inse...

My Lords, the government amendments in this group respond to some very well-made points in Commit...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for responding to the points I made in Committee and introducing t...

I hope it is not going to be another letter because, from my dim and distant memory of local gove...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for listening to the points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Harris ...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

38: Schedule 2, page 229, line 7, leave out “p...

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

43: After Clause 11, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, Amendments 44, 45 and 105 are essentially technical amendments to ensure that the stren...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

44: Schedule 3, page 247, line 17, at end inse...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

46: Clause 25, page 40, line 13, after “subsection” insert “(1)...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 46 I will speak also to the other amendment in the group, Amendment...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, said, these matters were discussed in Committee. I am ...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, for the opportunity to address the misun...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, for his support for these amendments and for the e...

Moved by

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

48: After Clause 26, insert the following new C...

My Lords, this amendment is also in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, and the noble and ...

My Lords, despite the eminence of the noble Baroness, I hope the Government will be robust in res...

My Lords, I rise to support the amendment moved by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill of Bengarve. ...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lords who tabled this amendment. I listened to the expl...

My Lords, many of us wish that we were not having this debate at all. I will ask three questions ...

I speak following the very courageous and relevant speech that we have just heard. I do not think...

My Lords, I will not detain the House for too long. As has been said, the amendment would require...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady O’Neill, for explaining the purpose behind her amendme...

Will the Minister indicate how long she envisages the inquiry will take and how many witnesses wi...

The consultation finishes on 10 January. In terms of anything going forward, we will of course be...

I thank the Minister for her reply. She suggests that we have yet to consider whether it is appro...

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

49: Clause 27, page 41, leave out lines 9 to 19<...

My Lords, the Government are committed to ensuring that those working for the police have the con...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister and to the Government for listening to the concerns ...

My Lords, there was a very useful debate in Committee on whistleblowing. The noble Lord, Lord Pad...

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

50: Clause 27, page 41, line 26, at end insert—<...

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

54: Schedule 6, page 278, line 29, leave out “15...

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

56: Clause 32, page 54, line 24, after “the” ins...

My Lords, I hope that this, too, will be good news for your Lordships. This Government’s policing...

My Lords, the Government, particularly the Ministers, deserve real congratulation on making this ...

I, too, thank the Government and the Minister for listening. A number of Members, including noble...

Moved by

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

57: Clause 32, page 54, line 28, after “The” ins...

Moved by

Lord Paddick

59: Clause 32, page 55, line 8, leave out paragraph (b)

My Lords, Amendment 59 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Hamwee. I, too, thank the G...

My Lords, the Independent Office for Police Conduct will have a vital role in securing and mainta...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation. I of course acknowledge the Governme...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

60: Clause 32, page 55, line 14, after “the” i...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

61: Schedule 9, page 298, line 39, after “The”...

Moved by

Baroness Jolly

101: After Clause 33, insert the following new Clause—

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My Lords, the purpose of this amendment is to enable service men and women to make complaints abo...

My Lords, I would like to reassure the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, that the Government and the se...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for the clarification and for the meeting. I look forward to recom...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

102: Clause 34, page 57, line 24, at beginning...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

105: Clause 35, page 59, line 37, after “funct...

Moved by

Lord Kennedy of Southwark

106: Clause 37, page 66, leave out lines 1 to 18