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HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord is misinterpreting what I said. I did not say that it was not possible to look at CCTV coverage. I said that if you are a small shopkeeper and the shop is being run…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I will speak about Amendment 214B on knives in schools. It will come as no surprise to the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, that we on these Benches take a different view.…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the key finding of the Clayman review was the need for better police data recording on knife crime. Officers often fail to note the specific type of knife used, with…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have a lot of sympathy with many of the points made. First, we welcome the new protections introduced by Clauses 37 and 38. As legislators, we cannot stand by while so…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, on the noble Lord’s Amendment 215, I have great sympathy for its suggestions. Electronic monitoring can certainly play a useful role, although there is mixed evidence of…19 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, put forward a number of alternative approaches to reduce shoplifting. However, they fail to…19 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice ReformMy Lords, police and crime commissioners were an innovative idea, but experience has shown they have not delivered as intended. Instead, they have proved to be a costly and flawed…18 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, everyone is concerned about gang activity. The dark web means it has never been easier for people to source and buy drugs independently, contributing to the emergence of…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, there is a genuine problem around aggressive begging and the involvement of organised criminal gangs. That is why we support Clause 11, which rightly focuses not on…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, nearly half the murders in the UK over the last three years are due to knife crime, so we recognise the vital importance of equipping police with the necessary tools to…17 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we recognise the legitimate concerns about persistent anti-social behaviour. Repeat offenders represent a significant challenge; within many communities there is a small…17 Nov 2025HANSARDPolice: RecordsMy Lords, since the College of Policing introduced its updated code of practice on records management, both South Yorkshire Police and Northumbria Police have admitted destroying…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we support Amendment 55A in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. She has already highlighted the importance of improved data collection around the…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I do not intend to rehearse the arguments already put so effectively by my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones. Suffice to say that we on these Benches fully support…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan the Minister say whether anything else has changed that we would not be aware of because it has not been written down anywhere?10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I have just a few comments. I am quite concerned that the latest figures show that the magistrates’ courts’ backlog of cases to be heard reached 361,000 as of September…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillNo problem. My Lords, I rise to speak very briefly to Amendments 4, 5 and 7 in my name. My noble friend Lord Clement-Jones has made a very clear case for each one, so I will speak…10 Nov 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBefore the Minister sits down —I love that expression—can I just check? I think he said that respect orders were not going to be piloted. Is that correct? Diana Johnson, the…10 Nov 2025HANSARDRape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryMy Lords, public trust in statutory inquiries is already fragile, and it is weakened by concerns about independence, delay and failure to act on recommendations. Take, for…22 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her introduction and I am grateful to the many organisations that have provided briefings. In too many areas of crime and policing, we are…16 Oct 2025