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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I would not want to pre-empt anything I might say in the debate, but I wonder whether she might join me in praising my hon. Friend…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)To some degree, the Minister has made the case for the clause already, but we support that element. It relates, of course, to the dismissals review commissioned in the light of…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Minister might have gone past this point now, but I merely wanted to see whether he accepts that one way to manage practical hurdles is through primary legislation, so that…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Will the Minister give way on that point?25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)rose —25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is slightly challenging for the Minister to impugn my commitment to the ECHR based on legal advice that he has seen, but which he has never proffered to me.25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Should I expect that the offences in my amendment are likely to form part of those offences?25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I rise to speak to new clauses 35 and 36 in my name, which concern vetting arrangements for the police, particularly in cases involving violence against women and girls. New…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Openness and candour. But that does not have a statutory underpinning. There is carrot but no stick—that is the point I am trying to make. The code covers chief officers. It will…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)If I am honest, that level of oversight might not give much comfort to us in the Opposition, but never- theless that at least gives the code a statutory footing, which is in…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This has been a really important debate, and I am grateful for the case made by my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley. The Minister’s very full answer was much…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)Clause 73 is a significant clause that many outside this Committee are likely to be paying close attention to. I will resist the urge to pile into the clause stand part debate,…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 73, page 64, line 36, at end insert— “(2A) The Code must set out the actions and behaviours which will be considered to constitute ‘acting…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Angela. I am a community safety partnership enthusiast. The partnerships, which were established under the Crime and Disorder…25 Jan 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ6. In 2021, 3,527 food parcels were given out by Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank. Last year that number exploded to 6,500, with nearly half of those parcels going to children. The…24 Jan 2024HANSARDDraft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2024Thank you, Mr Hollobone. I do not intend to detain the Committee until 4 pm—although colleagues are encouraging me, so who knows—but I have a few points I want to go through with…24 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)That is an important answer, but I am conscious that nuisance begging prevention notices, for example, could mean that someone has to quit an area for a period as long as three…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Eleventh sitting)This is the best of all the clauses that we will debate today, so the Minister will have the unanimity that he seeks. The real criminals are the ones who cause or arrange for…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is seven days for the second offence and 28 days for a subsequent offence.23 Jan 2024