My Lords, I hope we do not go down this road. It seems a thoroughly bad idea. Of course there is a good case for voluntary provision. There may be many cases where assessment is highly desirable but this is coercive. It imposes an obligation on the police officer to do what is set out in the amendment.
Policing and Crime Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Hailsham
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 30 November 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Policing and Crime Bill.
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