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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble and learned Lord tempts me to remember things that happened a long time ago. We have had a lot of discussion on those matters. For the benefit of the House, I have tried…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillLet me finish. I am surrounded by a phalanx of lawyers who deal with this on a daily basis. I am trying to represent, at 12.36 am, the Government’s position on this, as I have…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Doocey and Lady Jones, for their amendments on youth diversion orders. Amendment 409G, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey,…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I shall start by saying something that needs saying. The Government believe in protecting the public, especially children, from online content, which is why we have…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillWell, let me first relate to the question of the letter. We had a discussion in Committee and a meeting in person. I promised to write a letter and that letter has been received.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI beg to move.18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am tempted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, by saying that I hope to keep the clause in and I have signed a compatibility with the Human Rights Act agreement, but I…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI accept that. As I have said, the “We’ve always done it this way” test has been put to me. I am saying to my noble friend that there are valid points that potentially need…18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill18 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Bailey of Paddington and Lord Hogan-Howe, for tabling the amendments in this group. I am conscious of the fact that the noble Baroness, Lady…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI hope she can recover from that shock. I ask her to look at paragraph 134 of the White Paper, From Local t o National: A New Model f or Policing , which we published on 26…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for her amendment. I say at the outset that she has a point: the process by which police and crime commissioners may suspend a…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for initiating his Amendment 391. I know that it is motivated by the desire to support police officers in the difficult role they…11 Mar 2026