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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe hour is late. Because these things are so important, I will reiterate them in a letter to the noble Lord.27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I will do my damnedest. I will take back the noble and learned Lord’s comments and see what is in the art of the possible. I can do no more than promise that, if he is…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe noble Lord is absolutely right, but I think my noble friend is making a point about where the tables are turned and the alleged victim is not the victim at all.27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillPerhaps I should have said “alleged victim”; that goes to my noble friend’s point. Each case is different, but usually the remedy is through the court process and it is…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I join the noble Lords, Lord Paddick and Lord Rosser, in apologising to the House for the length of my comments. It might assist the Committee if I begin with a brief…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI do apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Paddick.27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, that was quick for a Committee debate. I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for setting out the case for these amendments, which relate to the power to issue…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I am keen for this not to be left hanging in uncertainty. Perhaps a bit of further explanation will be helpful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Meacher and Lady…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe noble Baroness is absolutely right about data protection but there are exemptions. One is the detection, prevention and reduction of crime.27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillIf the noble Baroness would bear with me, I am going to get on to that point about the read-across to other things. I hope that I have made it clear that I totally empathise with…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I assure noble Lords that I will not be getting into a debate about the number of police forces we should have, but I will say two things on that: first, consistency is…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, the direction power is not available in relation to probation services provided by the Secretary of State or publicly run prisons, youth offender institutions, secure…27 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, we expect that the duty will provide the right legal basis for improved multiagency working and draw in the correct set of partners to prevent and reduce serious…27 Oct 2021