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HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 56, in schedule 3, page 44, line 27, after “national,” insert “or”.04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I want to reinforce what the hon. Lady said regarding the definition of journalism. It must be tightly defined to prevent the bogus defence that we have seen recently, as made by…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)Amendment 56 is to schedule 3, which place limits on extraterrestrial jurisdiction for offences. I am gravely concerned, because often in the history of cover-ups, those…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)For clarity, if a police officer is involved in a Hillsborough-style scandal and then moves to Spain, are they within the scope of the Bill?04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Schedule 3 agreed to. Clause 12 Seriously improper acts Question proposed , That the clause stand…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I welcome the Minister’s response and the offer of continuing talks with my right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Garston.04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. My right hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Garston cannot be here to move the motion because of her father’s illness. She…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)Today, as well as this Committee, the Independent Office for Police Conduct report on Hillsborough is being published. Within that report, I think there is a recommendation that…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)What we are talking about is culture change. Interestingly, in last Thursday’s evidence session, culture change was mentioned 69 times. When talking about standards of ethical…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)Amendments 44 and 45 go to the heart of what we are trying to do regarding the Hillsborough law, which is about command responsibility. It is about cultural change. I got the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 54, in clause 5, page 5, line 18, after “objectives” insert: “or are reckless as to whether it will do so,”. This is simply a strengthening amendment that…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I think the Minister can hear the concern from Members on both sides of the Committee that this will not be as effective if there is no individual responsibility, and if those who…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that, and she is absolutely right; a commitment was made not to weaken that. Clause 2(5) of the Bill imposes a duty on the chief officer or chief…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)That is a hugely important intervention. In Grenfell, many subcontractors did not fall under the scope. It is a real concern that we need to look at before Report to make sure…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for her explanations. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Schedule 2 agreed to. Clause 10 ordered to stand part of…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)I want to put on record our thanks to Marie Lyon for all the work that she has done. She outlined exactly what my right hon. Friend has said about that report, and the families’…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 55, in schedule 2, page 41, line 32, leave out “or by the holder of a particular office”.02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I go back to the change of culture we have been talking about. Thankfully, the Minister has touched on the idea of a listening exercise regarding strengthening the laws around…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)A fine on a public body, paid by the taxpayer, does not concentrate minds in the way that personal responsibility does. In a recent joint inquest into three self-inflicted deaths…02 Dec 2025