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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I rise to support the general thrust of what the Government are trying to achieve, although I have some sympathy for one or two points that have been raised by previous…10 Jan 2022HANSARDChild SafeguardingMy Lords, sadly, we are here again. To the point from the noble Lord, Lord Storey, which is about looking to the future, one of the terrible things about this particular death was…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFootball: Casey ReviewMy Lords, I support the remark of the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, because that is something that would reassure the House and the public about how good the investigation has been.…06 Dec 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I broadly support what the Government are trying to do here. There will be times when you might disagree with some of the language, but it seems to me that the only…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI think the noble Lord will agree that the number of officers put into an event is usually down to intelligence about the nature of the event, which leads to the conditions, which…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI am not quite sure of the noble Lord’s point. I go back to my original point: the nature of the intelligence tells you what the event is going to be, which drives the conditions…24 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThere are just two points that I would like to have clarified. First, the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, proposes a consistent high standard. I was not sure from the Minister’s…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillI too support this amendment. I was really surprised that there is not already a standard and that this is not consistent across the criminal justice system. When the noble…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Bach, in his amendment. He could have added police officers to his list of occupations that would not have been barred. He chose not to,…22 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I broadly support a rise in the age of criminal responsibility. I think the review is a good idea, and of course it should be science-based. The danger of going for 12…17 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I have met a few of the people who these sentences are designed to control, and quite often they are terrifying. Some of the things that they have done are awful.…15 Nov 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 55 and 56, principally because, apart from their justice, it is naturally the right thing to do. As importantly, the amendments move the police into…27 Oct 2021HANSARDSexual Misconduct in the PoliceMy Lords, the police are in the middle of a recruiting drive which will recruit about 45,000 officers in the next two years. One of the issues raised by the terrible murder of…26 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, the proposal to assist people to die is a question that can divide reasonable people. It is said that people hold their views strongly and will not change their minds,…22 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. The basic problem around IOPC investigations is one of timeliness and quality. I am afraid it has gone on an awful long time. To be fair, from…20 Oct 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillMy Lords, with some trepidation, I rise to speak in the gap after such a long day. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Marks, for his understanding. I only want to speak briefly to three…14 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19 (Public Services Committee Report)My Lords, I declare my non-executive membership of the Cabinet Office. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, a colleague in the police service, the…22 Jul 2021HANSARDAnti-slavery Projects: CommonwealthMy Lords, I support that suggestion from the noble Lord, Lord Randall; it is a good idea. I declare my interest as a trustee of the charity Arise, which I thank for its briefing.…04 Mar 2021HANSARDEuropean Union (Future Relationship) BillMy Lords, I shall speak in favour of the Bill and I congratulate the Government on producing a very good agreement. I decided quite late to vote for Brexit, and at every…30 Dec 2020HANSARDTerrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) BillMy Lords, I broadly support this Bill, with one area of discomfort and one suggestion for improving the system of controlling the danger of released convicted terrorists. The…24 Feb 2020