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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 374 seeks to place statutory guardrails on the use of live facial recognition, echoing the recent calls from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not accept that that is the same as 50 million innocent drivers being put on a database. However, I have given all the arguments and we have had this debate twice. The noble…09 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 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI think that is very unfair, because my speeches are probably shorter than those of anybody in this House. The noble Lord should not pick on me because he does not like what I am…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as the Minister said in his introduction, as a result of the earlier amendments from the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, the Government have now brought forward much-needed…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we strongly support the creation of a specific offence of assaulting a retail worker. It sends an important signal to those working in shops at a time when shop theft…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we believe that Amendment 235 delivers on the crucial recommendation from the noble Baroness, Lady Casey, in her national audit. By creating these strict liability…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 277, which would create a specific criminal offence of secretly filming someone without their consent for sexual gratification or in order to…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I welcome the Government’s amendment on sexual activity with an animal. The original amendment in Committee from the noble Lord, Lord Black, shone a fierce but necessary…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, serious and organised waste crime—fly-tipping on an industrial scale—is poisoning our soil and waterways and, at least until fairly recently, was a largely hidden…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I apologise to the House; I was not ready, but it is worth waiting for. This amendment would change the legal test for imposing a respect order, requiring the court to…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, and I am very grateful for all the support that I got. I am disappointed, but not at all surprised, by the Minister’s response…25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill25 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, as the Home Secretary observed in the recent White Paper, policing has not always kept pace with a rapidly changing world. Airspace has indeed become a new frontier for…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, economic crime is not a marginal issue. It is a national crisis affecting millions of people every year but, generally speaking, it goes under the radar most of the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice Reform White PaperMy Lords, our system of policing is outdated—that is beyond doubt. The White Paper is right to promise radical reform, but, for victims and communities, the real tests are simple:…03 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Police ServiceMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that responsibility for fraud, cyber and economic crime will transfer from the City of London Police to the new national police service?28 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, from these Benches there is strong support for Amendments 435 and 438A, which would finally shine a light on one of the most sensitive and least discussed aspects of…27 Jan 2026