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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Tenth sitting)Proposed new section 1(1A) of the 1984 Act addresses a deeply concerning and potentially damaging loophole by making it an offence for a person connected to a child to detain that…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Tenth sitting)Proposed new section 7A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is a positive step, as it allows the Secretary of State to issue formal guidance to public authorities in…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Tenth sitting)Stalking is a deeply harmful and invasive crime that can have severe, long-lasting effects on victims. The impacts of stalking go far beyond the initial fear that it instils. It…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Tenth sitting)Clause 74 creates a new criminal offence targeting individuals who intentionally carry out acts capable of encouraging or assisting another person to seriously self-harm.…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 59, page 59, line 11, at end insert— “(11) If a relevant offender does not comply with the requirements of this section, they shall be liable…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Tenth sitting)Section 96B of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 grants police officers the authority to apply for a warrant to enter and search a relevant offender’s home when necessary for assessing…24 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)Hugely so. The likes of the BRC have run many campaigns to try to get people to shop in a more friendly and responsible way. The reality is that these places are at the heart of…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)We have talked about the failure rate of modern facial recognition technology, and the number of instances in which it gets it wrong is minute. Every study we do on modern kit…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)I very much agree. Delivery drivers go out to alien environments—they could be delivering at the end of some lane in the middle of the countryside somewhere with no one in…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)The use of facial recognition in this setting is incredible. Anybody who has been out with the police force in their area and looked at it will know that the benefits are huge. It…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. The Bill rightly seeks to improve protections for our amazing retail workers and looks to tackle retail crime. I…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)It is good to get rid of the perception, but it is all about the real-world consequences. As it stands, if there is such a perception, we need to smash it. People need to know…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)I will probably come on to this later, but quick justice is effective justice. We do not want prolific offenders waiting for court dates in the Crown court, when we could be…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)I think the measure probably comes from a very good place, if the Government really believe that police forces are not taking the action that they should on the theft of goods…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. In the majority of these cases, I would hazard a guess that offenders are likely to receive sentences that could have…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)Shop thefts are on the increase, with recorded crime data showing 492,124 offences in the year—a 23% increase on the previous year. The British Retail Consortium 2025 retail crime…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)Well, okay, we are not—I take your word for it. The review also highlighted that, in Scotland, the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 requires the Lord…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)I welcome any progress that the Minister might make in that space, and I look forward to her doing even more with the measures that we are putting through today.03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)I join the Minister in thanking and congratulating those who have campaigned to deliver this important change. Clause 17 rightly introduces a new criminal offence targeting adults…03 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Sixth sitting)This amendment would significantly increase the maximum penalty for offences outlined in clause 17 by removing the existing penalties in subsections (3)(a) and (3)(b) and…03 Apr 2025