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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this Bill attempted to canter through some profoundly important issues, such as child sexual abuse, which the police have described to me as a “tsunami” and which I do…25 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving this amendment, I will also speak to Amendment 417A. Amendment 409G would ensure that, before a court imposes a youth diversion order, it has clear evidence of…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am disappointed with the Minister’s response because the current duty to consult requires the police to speak only to the youth offending team, not to social services,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 401 in my name. The amendment would place a clear legal duty on police forces to declare high-impact algorithmic tools using the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 398 I will speak also to the other amendment in my name, Amendment 399. Systemic flaws in our training infrastructure leave front-line officers…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I apologise; I thought the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, was going to speak only to his amendment, but in fact he was summing up. I should have spoken first. We have…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his response and am pleased to hear that there is to be a new registry. I think the Minister said that it will be up and coming in a couple of months and…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord, Lord Pannick, tells me that it is a victory. I thank the Minister for that confirmation, and I am very pleased that it is not just when some chief constables are…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, both the amendments in this group highlight a serious issue in policing. Many officers and staff are under extreme strain and we are not systematically measuring the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his response. I do not think it matters who is responsible for training. What matters is that training is appropriate and that officers are trained. I…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillAmazed is the word.11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 393 seeks to protect the operational independence of chief constables by introducing vital safeguards at the point of suspension—the moment when they are most…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these amendments all address the same question: how we protect the public from unlawful force while treating officers fairly when they carry out dangerous duties on our…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there is no chance at all that I am going to withdraw the amendment, but I think the Minister knows that. We are not on the same page on this. How on earth can the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 380 erects a vital safeguard. It blocks Clause 154 from handing millions of drivers’ private photos to the police for facial recognition searches without full…09 Mar 2026