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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am pleased to be opening this group with the introduction of government Amendments 272, 297, 449, 450 and 458. I once again thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bertin, for…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the people-pleaser in me would love to be able to say, “Oh, go on then— I will accept them all and make everybody happy”, but I am afraid there are some good reasons why…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, government Amendment 270 makes a change to Clause 87. In making this change, the Government are responding to the concerns raised by some of your Lordships in Committee.…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, it is an honour to be opening today’s debate on intimate image abuse. It gives me great pleasure to be able to say that, over the course of the passage of this Bill in…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe Prime Minister is right. The difference between us is what we understand by the system. The Government’s position is that the Ofcom system will achieve what the Prime Minister…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not think anyone is suggesting that it should be voluntary. It is simply whether it should be established through primary legislation or regulation. I used the expression…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not think I can quite express how unpopular I would be if I suddenly, on the hoof, came out with a time. All I can say is that we are committed to doing this quickly.02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe concern expressed by law enforcement is that it would divert resources from what they are doing at the moment. We will consider this issue as part of our rapid work on parity,…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the Government of course sympathise with the intention behind all these amendments. They raise important but tricky issues. I am pleased that they have received such an…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThis is always the problem with criminal offences, which is why, on occasions, the Government have said that we want to urge caution before creating criminal offences when things…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThese are exactly the conversations that we wish to carry on having, on how to best go about this to make sure that we achieve the aim that we are all trying to get to: getting…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank all Members of your Lordships’ House who welcomed this government amendment. On the matters raised by the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, sadly the courts are very used…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI turn to Amendment 300. While we accept the intended aim of this amendment, we cannot accept the proposed approach. The part of the amendment relating to the withdrawal of…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am pleased to put on record that this Government completely accept and agree with the intention that underlies this amendment. That is why, as I said earlier, the…02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillYes.02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill02 Mar 2026