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HANSARDDraft Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022In what will probably be my final act as Policing Minister, I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Police Act 1996 (Amendment and Consequential Amendments)…07 Jul 2022HANSARDProbation ServiceAlthough, obviously, people do leave the probation service from time to time, I hope the hon. Gentleman recognises the very vigorous recruitment campaign over the past three…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProbation ServiceThe probation service is committed to increasing recruitment to fill probation officer vacancies. The adequacy of staffing levels is monitored on an ongoing basis through…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.05 Jul 2022HANSARDProbation ServiceAs I said in my previous answer, we are always reviewing case loads. I know the hon. Lady will recognise that the Inspectorate of Probation report on case loads, workloads and…05 Jul 2022HANSARDPolice Conduct and ComplaintsIt is a great pleasure, Ms Ghani, to appear before you for the first time and also to appear for the first time before someone who was elected to the Commons on the same day that…30 Jun 2022HANSARDPolice Conduct and ComplaintsI am also grateful to the assembled members—current and former—of the Home Affairs Committee for contributing to this debate. I am particularly grateful to the current members,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy hon. Friend raises some interesting questions, but I believe that the Metropolitan police as currently constructed is capable of policing London appropriately and can and does…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI have to confess that I am not entirely sure what the arrangements are between them, but I am sure that the Home Secretary and the Mayor will discuss the final choice of…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMadam Deputy Speaker, it is the case that I made amendments to the statement, and I apologise that they were made at the last minute. The reason is that I held the job of deputy…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceAs I said earlier, this is not partisan; it is the truth. The process for appointing the commissioner is, I am afraid, laid out in law.29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI am very sorry to hear about my hon. Friend’s constituent. One of the failings that is reportedly identified is the lack of support and information required to be given to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, during my statement on the Met police, there was an exchange about the prior notification of the contents of my statement to…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMy hon. Friend reflects in his remarks the seriousness of the situation. He is right to point to the failings of governance. I was the first deputy mayor for policing and…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceMay I start by expressing my condolences to the family of Zara Aleena? We were all shocked by her horrific killing in the past few days, and our thoughts and prayers are with her…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI am absolutely willing to accept responsibility for systemic failures across the whole of policing where they occur. I do not know whether the hon. Lady was in the House at the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThe hon. Lady is quite right, and she has been working hard on county lines. As she will know, we put significant funding into the Met police and four other forces to do that…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThe hon. Lady is right that a strip-search should not take place without the presence of an appropriate adult. I am sure she is aware that, notwithstanding the case of Child Q,…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceI am grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for her question. As she will know, we are in the middle of an inquiry by Dame Elish Angiolini into the first stage of the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDMetropolitan Police ServiceThe creation of police and crime commissioners was designed to provide a focused point of accountability for the electorate. They replaced police authorities, which were opaque…29 Jun 2022