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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)A number of the points that the shadow Minister has raised were discussed earlier. We have set out very clearly why we believe that the respect orders should only apply to adults,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Amendment 30 would expand the legal definition of antisocial behaviour for respect orders, which is currently drafted as behaviour “that has caused, or is likely to cause,…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 5 and schedule 2 provide registered social housing providers with the power to issue closure notices and closure orders, to enable them to quickly close premises that they…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Clause 3 provides for extensions to the maximum timeframes for dispersal directions and closure orders under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and I will…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause introduces a power for the Home Secretary to make regulations requiring key local agencies to report information about antisocial behaviour to the Government.…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)We have obviously been working closely with the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners on how these provisions will work, to ensure that PCCs feel comfortable about what is…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I listened carefully to what the shadow Minister said, and in my remarks I also indicated that we wanted to be proportionate in the information we will request. It is clear that…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 6 and schedule 3 provide a new duty for police and crime commissioners to promote awareness of the antisocial behaviour case review in the police force area, and provides a…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Well, Mr Pritchard, that was a lively exchange. Clearly the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Yardley, has had her three…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Good morning, Mr Pritchard; it is a pleasure to serve under you today. The Bill will start to implement our safer streets mission alongside our commitment to the 13,000 additional…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I am very pleased that the shadow Minister agrees. Question put and agreed to. Clause 5 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule 2 agreed to. Clause 6 Reviews of…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Rubbish!01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)As we have talked at length about the respect orders, I will not say anything further at this stage.01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)The shadow Minister and other members of the Committee have set out clearly how concerned we are about the antisocial use of vehicles and the real problems they are causing…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Amendment 33 would make a person who has been given more than one respect order liable for a fine of up to £1,000. It is unlikely that a person would be given more than one…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)We all accept that antisocial behaviour is unacceptable, which is why the Government are undertaking this ambitious programme of work to tackle it, including the proposals that we…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Gentleman has made his point; I am not sure that I will respond to it. However, the point he made earlier about the need to ensure that innocent people are not caught up…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I agree with both those points. It is appalling that we are in that situation, but I pay tribute to St John’s Ambulance for its amazing work, and appreciate that young people want…01 Apr 2025HANSARDShopliftingI think it is fair to say that the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary have been very clear about the priorities of this Government for tackling crime through our safer streets…31 Mar 2025HANSARDShopliftingAgain, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. When the Conservative party left office, shop theft was at a record level, up 40% in the space of two years. The shadow Home Secretary,…31 Mar 2025