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HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I worked a bit with Carole Gould; I think that you referred to her when you gave the example of her daughter’s case. Would you also agree that, in a way, it served to obfuscate…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Can I pick up on that final point about getting defendants into the dock for sentencing? I am sure you are aware that the discretion as to whether that order will be made will…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Please correct me if I am wrong, but am I right in saying that that was a response to the Ben Kinsella case in 2008? Clare Wade: Yes, it was.14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q There are some new powers in the Bill. The power relating to the seizure of bladed articles is consistent with powers that already exist, but is an expansion of them; there just…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Finally, the new package of measures in clauses 65 to 71, which deal with antisocial behaviour, is an expansion of existing powers in the 2014 legislation, such as enabling the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q What about bringing the age limit down to bring in children of 10, up to adulthood? Nick Smart: Again, it relates to the accountability for everybody’s actions. It is not just…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you have confidence that the threshold test of reasonable belief would be uniformly applied across police forces? Nick Smart: Yes, I do. On the scale of reasonable suspicion…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q But even in that 1%, would it not have a corrosive effect on public trust if an officer took the decision and then would not have been authorised? Nick Smart: There is always…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Can I ask you a follow-up question? If you remove the need for a warrant, do you not think that it is important to have some form of safeguard before the door is opened? Nick…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Right next to that in the Bill is clause 19, which relates to the power to enter premises without a warrant. Police can enter without a warrant when there is a reasonable…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q I want to pick up on the repeal of the Vagrancy Act again. It is an ambition of this Bill to fill the gap that would otherwise be left by that Act, by addressing the nuisance…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Councillor Woolley, given your role, do you have a view on that? Councillor Sue Woolley: I think we have to be very careful that we do not unnecessarily criminalise rough…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. That is very helpful. My final question is for Ms Spurrell—I have not asked her anything yet—and is about antisocial behaviour and the new power for a victim who is…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Thank you; that is very helpful.14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q To pin you down a bit more—please, any of you jump in—do you think there is a distinction between nuisance begging and nuisance rough sleeping? They are treated differently in…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Mr Lloyd, I want to go back to what you were saying at the beginning about your role in relation to the police—in standing up for victims. With the new powers that are extended…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Thank you. That is all from me.14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you think it is a meaningful enhancement of victims’ rights? Emily Spurrell: It is a step in the right direction, yes. It is useful just to ensure that those victims of ASB…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)That is really helpful. Thank you very much, Mr Smart.14 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (Third sitting)Q In the past, have you heard that officers have had a reasonable suspicion but have found that they lacked the requisite power to act? Nick Smart: Basically, yes. There are…14 Dec 2023