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HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 18 provides that an SDPO may last for a minimum of one week or a maximum of two years. This provides flexibility to courts in deciding for how long any prohibitions or…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 19 simply states that when imposing an SDPO the court must set out the reasons why it has made the order and the possible penalties available if the individual breaches the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 22 provides for various routes of appeal either against either the imposition of an SDPO or against an SDPO being removed, varied or discharged under clause 21. When an…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 14 provides detail on the kind of prohibitions or requirements that a court may include in an SDPO. It is important to note that the clause provides a non-exhaustive list.…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)No, that is not my interpretation. In that example, when the order is granted and the individual is not in a relationship, they would give their home address. If during course of…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)I will just say briefly, as I have about the hon. Lady’s previous amendments, that I am afraid we just do not think that 500 quid is enough of a deterrent, not least because we…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)The notification requirements and the notification change requirements broadly mirror other notification requirements that are given to the police. However, although I am keen to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Understood.16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)I am conscious of the point the hon. Lady is making about the infringement of people’s liberties. Will she accept that this is not a novel concept and in fact happens already? For…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Lady asked me if I genuinely believe these orders are a modest reset; I genuinely do. I take from her speech that she has no answer to the statistic I put to her that…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Perhaps I can reiterate the point that I made, because I am interested in the hon. Lady’s view, although I know we want to get through a lot this afternoon. Other than, for…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)The clause provides that anyone searched or who has their vehicle searched under the new suspicion-less stop-and-search powers is entitled to apply for a written statement from…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)Anyone who intentionally obstructs a constable exercising suspicion-less stop-and-search powers under clause 7 commits an offence, with a maximum penalty of one month’s…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 12 will protect the British public from the small minority of protesters who are determined to repeatedly inflict disruption on those who simply wish to go about their…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)It is clear that police need the powers to proactively prevent criminal protest activity before it occurs. The hon. Lady has put great store by the evidence of the National Police…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)The hon. Lady has raised the issue of the aggravated trespass offence on a number of occasions as a charge that can be used, so I asked my team to look at why aggravated trespass…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)For the sake of accuracy, when I was Deputy Mayor for policing, stop and search increased. The hon. Lady is quite right that it decreased in the second half of the Mayor’s…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your wise guidance, Mr Mundell, for our contemplation of this legislation today. The amendments make it clear that the protest tactic of…16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)We cannot backdate the charges.16 Jun 2022HANSARDPublic Order Bill (Fifth sitting)Notwithstanding the hon. Lady’s patronising tone, I speak to the National Police Chiefs’ Council and senior police officers all the time. In fact, I have lived the stop and search…16 Jun 2022