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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)No one disputes the need for stronger accountability on water pollution, but these new clauses take a headline-grabbing, punitive approach that risks being legally unsound,…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)New clause 29 would introduce a statutory requirement for the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on specific police activities in areas experiencing high levels of…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. The Opposition welcome the measures that aim to restrict the sale of knives in a wider bid to tackle knife crime.…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 9 CCTV on railway network “(1) It is a legal requirement for CCTV cameras across the railway…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)Can I take it that there is a commitment to doing something to clamp down on the situation with temporary markets and car boot sales? Also, will the Minister meet with Shoaib…08 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Last week I was talking to Jason, a pub landlord, and he told me that he has heard a rumour about the Prime Minister. [Hon. Members: “Ooh!”] Not that one, not that one. He…07 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsI thank the Minister for providing advance sight of his statement on this critical issue. People will have read the deeply concerning report suggesting that an attack may have…06 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 123 amends section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000, which concerns the offence of wearing or displaying articles in support of a proscribed organisation. The key amendment is…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clauses 118 and 119 outline the offence of breaching a youth diversion order and subsequent processes for issuing and revising guidance on the exercise of functions related to…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 113 outlines the duty to consult before making an application for a youth diversion order or the variation or discharge of such an order, particularly when the individual…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Amendment 40 primarily focuses on the duration, assessment and possible extension of YDOs, and it would ensure that the orders are subject to review and that further intervention…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)A SIM farm is a system used to manage and operate a large number of SIM cards simultaneously, often using multiple mobile devices or modems controlled by central software. Farms…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 130 holds organisations criminally liable when a senior manager commits an offence within their authority, expanding liability beyond economic crimes to all criminal…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Twelfth sitting)Clause 127 gives the Government the power to make regulations to implement international agreements relating to the sharing of law enforcement information. The agreements may…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. Clause 78 rightly introduces new offences aimed at preventing the misuse of electronic devices such as signal…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am content.29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 95 updates and expands police and law enforcement access to driver licence data held by the DVLA. It replaces the existing section 71 of the 2000 Act with a revised…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 93 is hugely important and rightly allows the police to search premises for electronically tracked stolen goods without a warrant, offering a fast and efficient way for the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Eleventh sitting)Clause 96 and schedule 13 significantly expand the existing powers of the police to conduct drug testing on individuals in detention. Currently, the police can test only for class…29 Apr 2025