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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIn view of what the Minister has just said, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendment rightly exposes a serious weakness in our current system. As the noble Baroness, Lady Jones, points out, HMICFRS can diagnose deep-seated problems within…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there is now considerable evidence about how stop and search powers are used in practice, their impact and long-term consequences, not least in building trust, which is…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 421 is now a hot topic. The West Midlands Police chief constable has resigned, and the Government are pledging to restore the Home Secretary’s power to dismiss…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these three amendments raise a difficult but important question: how should the law treat the use of lethal force by authorised firearms officers so as to protect both…20 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not normally disagree with the Minister, although we might be on different sides of an argument, but I found that last comment very bad. We are all on the same side—we all…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI would like that in writing. I thank the Minister for his response and thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. The Minister mentioned the consultation, and I am…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 379, I will speak also to Amendment 471. When used responsibly, live facial recognition can help to protect the public. The real question before us…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 396 in my name raises fundamental issues about this part of the Bill. My concern is about Clause 138 and its clear potential to enable facial recognition…15 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendment 357, first tabled by my party in the other place last year, would extend the operation of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act by making explicit reference to…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response and to the noble Lords, Lord Blencathra and Lord Davies of Gower, for their support. We all want this legislation to be…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWe are very happy on these Benches to support this amendment. We all know the grim scale of fraud, now our most common crime. Authorised push payment scams are driven by online…07 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, for moving her amendment. This group also includes Amendment 356 in my name and in the name of the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones of…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, on these Benches we take a very different view and strongly support Clauses 107 and 108, which recognise a simple reality. Emergency workers can face racially or…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these amendments ask employers not only to react when something goes wrong but to look ahead, identify the risks and take sensible steps to prevent harm before it…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have listened to this rather short debate against the particular backdrop of the Government’s increasingly unsettling approach to public order—a direction of travel…17 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this debate has underlined that stalking is not an occasional nuisance but a pattern of behaviour that our systems still struggle to recognise and act on early enough.…15 Dec 2025