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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 437 calls for a review of the volume of paperwork that police officers must complete in the course of their duties. This is one of the most persistent…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 438EB is inspired by the 999 Injured and Forgotten campaign, led by Tom Curry, a detective forced to retire after suffering a life-changing injury on duty,…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, for his support. I also pay tribute to Tom Morrison MP, who previously highlighted this…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I fully endorse the comments made by my noble friend Lady Brinton, and I want to raise a couple of other issues. I am particularly disappointed to see no reference in…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, powerful AI tools are transforming policing and reshaping how forces investigate, patrol and make decisions, often with profound implications. This amendment would make…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and my noble friend Lady Brinton for her summing up, which I thought was excellent. I just want to make a couple of quick points. I…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 429 and 430, in my name. An effective, responsive and trusted police service must be built from the ground up, not imposed from the top down.…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, both these amendments seek to sharpen the consequences for police officers, serving or retired, who commit criminal offences. High-profile cases and damning reports have…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, from these Benches we support a carefully framed presumption of anonymity for firearms officers facing criminal charges, but we believe that it should be tightly drawn…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his response. I do not think that we are miles and miles apart. To be clear, I would never do anything that I thought chief constables would not be very…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 427 concerns one of the most vital levers for improving the performance and professionalism of our police service: the training of front-line officers. The…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been a short debate. I agree with many of the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe. I find it almost extraordinary that misconduct investigations…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank the Minister for his response, but I am, frankly, gobsmacked at his suggestion that my amendment was not needed because the Home Office had a role in deciding what IT the…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his response. Yesterday, I looked at the public ATRS repository that is meant to record what AI tools police forces are deploying. It contained…22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill22 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 432 seeks to press the Government on their plans to address long-standing problems of fragmented police and criminal justice data systems. I must tell noble…22 Jan 2026