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HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment to the Motion. I join other noble Lords in thanking the police, MI5 and other operational partners who will…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI do not disagree with my noble friend that the confidence of the police and our operational partners is absolutely crucial to the delivery of these systems. Many of our systems…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI am very happy to give the noble Lord an update: last week the Home Office became aware that, as a result of human error, the software which triggers these automatic deletions…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, I do not know whether I am speaking as a Minister or not, but on a personal level I totally agree with my noble friend. A whole-of-government approach would be so much…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, I will start with that assertion by the noble Lord, Lord Paddick: this does not relate to SIS II. This issue was a human error. Both noble Lords talked about IT systems;…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI say to my noble friend that they can run them now. On the recovery timescale, as I said, the analysis should be complete by close of play today, and the work will be done to…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI confirm to the noble Lord that this has no relation to SIS II, so our European partners are not relevant in this case, which is one of human error. The noble Lord talked about…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, we need to get to the heart of what happened here, which was human error in the coding of a programme. As I said earlier, all the best IT in the world cannot prevent…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerMy Lords, I have said that it was human error—probably fewer than 20 times, actually—because it was human error. I also repeat that there will be a full lessons learned review. I…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownMy noble friend is right that a lot of domestic abuse happens when alcohol has been taken, hence the police and the Government are very much alert to the probability that levels…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI thank the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, and the noble Baroness, Lady Burt, for their questions. First, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, because it was he and I who exchanged words…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI am acutely aware of the woman who finds herself either in a forced marriage or in a marriage that is not actually a legal marriage at all. One thing that will be very important…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerI am slightly surprised by the noble Lord’s question because there has been quite strong feeling in your Lordships’ House, particularly from the Liberal Democrats, that DNA…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownWhat we have seen is a sharp increase in the number of calls to domestic abuse helplines, but that does not necessarily equate to underreporting generally. I think that the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI agree with the noble Lord that different communities have different problems in different situations. Perhaps lockdown is the most appropriate one to be talking about now. I do…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI do not know whether the noble Baroness knows but we did extensive pre-legislative scrutiny on this topic. I have never been involved with so much engagement with various…19 Jan 2021HANSARDPolice National ComputerTechnology and the sorts of things the noble Lord talks about are being developed all the time; he asked about technology not being lost through data loss, I think. This issue was…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI agree with the noble Baroness. I would like not to just promote it to all pharmacies but—as in the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy—to see how it could be rolled out…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownI understand the noble Lord’s feeling that there might be some confusion but, looking at the various strategies he has outlined, I do not think we can lump them all into one,…19 Jan 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse and Hidden Harms during LockdownThe noble Lord makes a good point. If there is money there to be spent for people who need our support, we should try to ensure that it gets out. I shall certainly discuss the…19 Jan 2021