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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI would need to go back and check on the correspondence for the noble Lord, but this is about making sure that this is covering costs, rather than anything else.11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this wide-ranging debate on a wide-ranging group of amendments. I begin with Amendment 400, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey. I…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am pleased to move the government amendments in this group, which will establish the powers needed to introduce a clear and robust regime for managing those who have…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, we are nearly there. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, for returning to these issues, which were thoroughly debated in Committee, and the noble Lords, Lord…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for these amendments, which bring us back to the important issue of police training. Amendment 398 would require the Home…11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI will just say that was quite a long intervention, particularly for Report stage.11 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillOn this having a chilling effect, the new offence will cover only people in the locality who are “wearing or otherwise using an item that conceals their identity”. As I said, the…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI do not disagree with the noble Lord. What I am saying is that the police designation of a locality where this offence would apply would be made only in cases where they thought…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, these amendments seek to achieve a similar aim to an earlier amendment tabled in Committee, which the Government withdrew following concerns raised by the Benches…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. I particularly thank the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, because I feel that at this Dispatch Box I do not…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to everyone who spoke in this short but important debate, particularly to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Norwich, who spoke very movingly about…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who took part in this short but important debate, and I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Faulks and Lord Davies of Gower, for…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this seems to be a convenient time to break for dinner break business. We will therefore not return to the Bill before 8.38 pm.09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI thank my noble friend for that and for all the work that she has done in organising those national protests, at least one or two of which I am sure that I have attended. It is…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord can never test my patience too far. I simply say that, in terms of the police’s operational use, there are three clear, easy-to-understand, easy-to-interpret…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIn that example, I revert to what I said about the locality being designated only if the police suspect that criminality is likely to occur or has occurred on previous occasions.…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI was simply saying that, as the noble Baroness has already indicated that she is going to divide the House and given the hour, it would probably be quite useful just to go to…09 Mar 2026