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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)In that case, I shall leave my remarks there.11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Member raises a concern that inventive criminals might exploit the defences we set out in clause 5(3), on lines 37 to 40 at the bottom of page 3, which he was quoting…11 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Helen. We will certainly do that. We want a zero-tolerance approach, so that there is not an escalation, as there has been in America, caused or enabled by…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I have spoken with those on the witness panel quite a lot recently. For transparency’s sake, Paul and…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q We have done this already in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. As I said earlier, we have made it a statutory aggravating factor if the victim of an assault is…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)I will certainly continue to work with you all, regardless of the details in the Bill, to get the retail crime action plan fully implemented and bring into force a zero-tolerance…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q On that point, do you think that Parliament sent a signal by making it a statutory aggravating factor if the victim was a public-facing worker? That includes retail workers. Do…14 Dec 2023HANSARDProvisional Police Grant 2024-25: England and WalesMy right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has today published the provisional police grant report (England and Wales) 2024-25. The report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Only to put on record that we actually have record police numbers now. It is not getting back towards the peak; the peak has been exceeded by about 3,500—14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Exactly, a dry run. I will just make it clear at the start that we in Government and policing take this recent rise in shoplifting very seriously, as you know. It is my view…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Yes, okay; I understand your point of view. On your point about the police not attending 80% of cases, I think you said, in which your security staff have detained an offender,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I understand the messaging point, but it would be no quicker to prosecute a stand-alone offence than common assault, actual bodily harm or grievous bodily harm. The process…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you. On the point about data, we are looking at that separately from legislation. I accept that we need the data, as you say, Paddy. Helen, we talked about the new…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Thank you.12 Dec 2023HANSARDFire Reform White Paper and Consultation: Government’s Official ResponseI am pleased to announce to the House that the Government are today publishing our official response to the fire reform White Paper and consultation. Last year we published our…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Let me ask Andy Marsh again, about the statutory ethical policing code contained in clause 73, which includes a statutory duty of candour, which was one of Bishop…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Great, thank you. May I ask Andy Cooke and Andy Marsh each in turn a question which has arisen a few times, both in this Committee’s proceedings today but also over the last…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Before Andy Marsh answers the same question, you referred to the recently published retail crime action plan, which Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman authored in close…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q So do you, like Andy Cooke, support the inclusion of this measure in the Bill? Andy Marsh: I do.12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Second sitting)Q Welcome Andy Marsh and Andy Cooke. Let me take the opportunity to say thank you for all the work you and your teams do supporting policing across England and Wales. It is very…12 Dec 2023