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HANSARDChild Rape GangsMy Lords, successive Governments have commissioned numerous inquiries into a wide range of issues, resulting in valuable reports and recommendations. Although most of the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: Stop and SearchMy Lords, what the three universities are doing on new technology to help the police so that they do not have to stop and search sounds very interesting and worthwhile, and the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: Stop and SearchIt is not enough.01 Apr 2025HANSARDTheft of Mobile TelephonesMy Lords, mobile phone thefts are almost out of control and are taking up a huge amount of police resources, but these could be dramatically reduced if smartphones were fitted…04 Mar 2025HANSARDCounty Lines Drug TraffickingMy Lords, more than 27,000 suspected drug suppliers are either on bail or released under investigation due to forensic and digital backlogs. One in five of those cases has been…24 Feb 2025HANSARDDomestic Abusers: ReoffendingMy Lords, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner found that 60% of domestic abuse survivors wanted their perpetrator to attend a behavioural change programme, but that only 7% could do…24 Feb 2025HANSARDEmergency Service Network ProgrammeMy Lords, I keep hearing that the Government want us to be leaders in AI, but it is very difficult to work out how this can be when the Government have not dealt with the fact…24 Feb 2025HANSARDPrevent: Learning ReviewMy Lords, the murder of Sir David Amess highlights the urgent need to strengthen our counterterrorism strategy if we are to prevent similar tragedies in future. The terrorist…13 Feb 2025HANSARDIndependent Office for Police ConductMy Lords—18 Dec 2024HANSARDIndependent Office for Police ConductMy Lords, over the last year, the IOPC has made a range of recommendations to the police about things such as strip-searching children and suspicionless stop and search. All the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour and ShopliftingMy Lords, the Minister has said that, before introducing respect orders, the Government will run a number of pilots, which is a very good idea. But current laws on anti-social…16 Dec 2024HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victims and SurvivorsMy Lords, I, too, thank the noble Baroness for securing this debate. The Prime Minster has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within 10 years. At the moment, police…12 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Act 1997 (Authorisations to Interfere with Property: Relevant Offence) Regulations 2025My Lords, there is no doubt that our laws need to be kept updated to reflect the evolving security threat, the speed at which technology is developing, and the increasingly…10 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice Officers: RecruitmentMy Lords, the Met is not the only police force that is struggling; most police forces are struggling. This is a legacy of a decade of expecting the police to cover the work of…10 Dec 2024HANSARDGuns Manufactured by 3D PrintersMy Lords, the barrier for acquiring these weapons has been lowered by advancing technology, with criminals, extremists and everyone else being capable of making these guns in a…10 Dec 2024HANSARDRespect Orders and Anti-social BehaviourMy Lords, a return to proper neighbourhood policing, with officers who know and are known to the communities that they serve, is absolutely essential to tackle the misery caused…03 Dec 2024HANSARDPolice ReformMy Lords, additional investment in neighbourhood policing is of course most welcome, but it is also crucial that forces have adequate support staff, to free up front-line…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCounter-Extremism StrategyMy Lords, counterterrorism police say there is a clear link between extremism and domestic abuse, not helped by the amount of misogyny that young men are watching online. With one…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNon-crime Hate IncidentsMy Lords, the new code of practice highlights the need to protect free speech. However, the police watchdog has raised concerns that officers handling these reports lack the…19 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice: Junior Cadet SchemesMy Lords, the Met said that its decision on cadets was driven by resource challenges, but part of this problem is that all police forces are spending vast amounts of their time…11 Nov 2024