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HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, it is a matter for the office of the PCC, and it would not be appropriate to comment further on this matter.07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeYes; consultants are a matter for the Leicestershire PCC, but there is a remedy at the ballot box for the public.07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeI think the noble Baroness makes a very good point about false allegations. On the other hand, we must be mindful that allegations that are brought forward to the police must be…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, arrangements for the misconduct hearing of former Chief Constable Mike Veale are a matter for the Cleveland police and crime commissioner, and it would be inappropriate…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, I think my noble friend will concede that there is a process under way and that misconduct hearings must commence within 100 working days of the officer being served…07 Apr 2022HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Napier Barracks) Special Development Order 2021I am, because there is no conspiracy here. I completely neglected to answer both noble Lords on that point. Obviously, we keep our asylum accommodation estate under constant…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeI note my noble friend’s comments. There is a process ongoing, and it would be wrong for me to opine on that process other than to say that it is ongoing. The Home Secretary has…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, as I have said, the misconduct proceedings are ongoing. If an independent panel finds a former officer guilty of gross misconduct, it can determine that the officer…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeAs my noble friend is probably aware, we do not have plans to commission a review of either the conduct of the investigation into the allegations or the findings of the…07 Apr 2022HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Napier Barracks) Special Development Order 2021My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who spoke in this debate and particularly the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, who brought it forward. I just thought I would clarify that I do not…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, I will not repeat what I said earlier on, but on the panel that will investigate this, we have a legally qualified chair, an independent panel member and a member of…07 Apr 2022HANSARDMr Mike VealeMy Lords, I will just repeat what I have already said: that the IOPC is by its very name independent and will conclude its investigations in due course. This House trying to get…07 Apr 2022HANSARDTown and Country Planning (Napier Barracks) Special Development Order 2021I probably should not have brought this aspect up. As I am going on to say, these centres are not detention centres; people are not detained in them. Therefore, it may be…07 Apr 2022HANSARDLive Facial Recognition: Police GuidanceI disagree with my noble friend, because it is not left to guidance. Where guidance comes in is in the deployment. There is a legal basis on which to deploy, using powers…04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, might think the House does not want to hear from him, but it certainly does not want to hear from me either. It never likes what I have to…04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendment 6, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 6A.04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMoved by That this House do not insist on its Amendment 40, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 40A.04 Apr 2022HANSARDLive Facial Recognition: Police GuidanceI disagree with everything that the noble Lord has said. I think every police force in the country uses retrospective facial recognition. Watch-lists are deleted upon use at a…04 Apr 2022HANSARDLive Facial Recognition: Police GuidanceI totally agree with the noble Lord. The legal framework in which it should operate is, A, for a policing purpose, B, where it is necessary and, C, where it is proportionate and…04 Apr 2022HANSARDNationality and Borders BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. In moving Motion A, I neglected to thank the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, who also attended the meeting about the…04 Apr 2022