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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)rose —25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Will the Minister comment specifically on the amendment on evidence that is gathered in the family court?25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)As I started to say earlier, I think the public would be surprised to hear that the provision in amendment 134 does not already exist. The amendment seeks to ensure that criminal…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 74 ordered to stand part of the Bill . Clause 75 ordered to stand part of the Bill . Clause 76…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Everyone will be pleased to hear that I have only a few paragraphs to read. Clause 74 has been proposed with a view to strengthening the oversight of police chiefs. Although this…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Really, it is unfair on the Minister for me to ask him to do this, because he is absolutely right: it is practically impossible for him to agree to it today, because our family…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 78, page 69, line 21, at end insert— “( ) section ([Removal of women from the criminal law related to abortion]).” This is an amendment…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I really appreciate the approach that the Minister has taken on all of the areas. I do not doubt that we are cross-cutting on certain things that have been going on, which many of…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)On the point made by the right hon. Member for Chelmsford, I have to say that I have noted from prior conversations people’s level of fear that they might have to vote on this…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)One too many.25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I want to speak specifically to new clause 1, which was tabled by my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull North and concerns a matter close to my own heart: the…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 137, in clause 74, page 66, line 1, leave out “a local policing body” and insert “the Independent Office for Police Conduct”. The power to seek a referral…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It would not pick up employment issues raised by one police officer about their police officer husband. The police currently operate on a criminal threshold in an employment…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)The enormous list of amendments in my name—it is time for everybody to strap in—is not necessarily a criticism of police forces, but is real recognition that women in our country…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Thirteenth sitting)On amendment 135, the Minister offered to sit down and talk to me about what needs to be in the document. On reflection, I will not press the amendment, in the expectation that…25 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)I just wonder what else that is annoying that might be outside the front of someone’s business that we could criminalise. The bin lorry? It seems like there are loads of things.…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)I will not speak for long. The Minister and I have had a back and forth, and for the benefit of Hansard , when I called him a geek it was definitely a compliment. He is without a…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)You’re such a geek!23 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)Oh, 1986. I was actually five years old then. I was a big fan of it back then. But why do we need a specific law about this group of people? Why can they not be covered by the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Twelfth sitting)Just to push my example, if I am obstructed in my daily life by a group of schoolchildren doing exactly that—using abusive, insulting words, saying “bitch” and things when I walk…23 Jan 2024