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HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Action PlanMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Ponsonby and Lord German, for their remarks. Since taking up office, the Prime Minister has been clear that the people’s priorities are his…29 Mar 2023HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Action PlanThe noble Lord asks a very good question. I note that none of those three words is easy to pronounce, particularly not at the Dispatch Box. As I said in my answer about the high…29 Mar 2023HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour Action PlanMy noble friend raises a very good point. I have read some of the articles about the so-called ghost children with similar alarm and concern. I have spoken to the Department for…29 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillI apologise if I misunderstood my noble friend. I was basing my answer on the fact that a report was published yesterday by the Children’s Commissioner that specifically related…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillThat this House do not insist on its Amendments 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E and 6F to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 6G.28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for another fruitful debate. As I said at the beginning, this Bill has undoubtedly been given the scrutiny the British public want and expect.…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, the Public Order Bill is about giving the police the tools they need to tackle the highly disruptive protest tactics we have seen in recent months which have blocked…28 Mar 2023HANSARDPublic Order BillMy Lords, we are debating stop and search. I am not quite sure where strip and search came into this, I am sorry.28 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesI have to correct the record, because I did not say that there “must” be a reason; I said that I assumed that there was a good reason. To be absolutely clear, that is very…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesI think that is right. The Government will have a role when the appropriate time arrives—when the reviews have delivered their various conclusions—to also suggest and recommend…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her Question. The Children’s Commissioner’s report raises a number of concerns that we take extremely seriously. Strip-search is…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesMy Lords, the noble Baroness is right. Any child subject to strip-search under PACE should be accompanied by an appropriate adult unless there is an urgent risk of serious harm or…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesMy Lords, as I have said from this Dispatch Box before, stop and search makes a serious difference to crime prevention. In 2021-22, stop and search removed around 14,900 weapons…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesMy noble friend is right. At the start of the process, 14 referrals involving strip-searches were received by the IOPC from the Metropolitan Police Service. On 1 August 2022, it…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesThe noble and learned Baroness is absolutely correct that there has been a large number of these cases. Our problem with intervention is that data has only recently started to be…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesI do not feel particularly qualified to comment on that.27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesIn areas where the Home Office collects data—for example, on custody—I can reassure the House that that is the case. For example, in 99% of cases where searches involved children…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesThe noble Lord invites me to comment on operational police matters. I do not know whether it is appropriate, but I assume that they have very good reasons to do this; otherwise,…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesI think I said at the end of my answer to my noble friend that the IOPC has also been asked to look at the more general legislative framework around this particular subject and to…27 Mar 2023HANSARDBlack and Minority-ethnic Children: Police Strip-searchesI thank my noble friend for that. I am extremely happy to pay tribute to Dame Rachel de Souza for her report, which strikes me as very comprehensive—although I confess to having…27 Mar 2023