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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)I am on a mission: there will not be another infringement, Mr Pritchard. Antisocial behaviour can devastate communities, causing distress and insecurity for residents. We cannot…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Some of the real experts in this Bill are the people on housing lists, feeling that they are waiting to get a house while others are getting ahead of them in the queue. This is an…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Well, yes. The Government seem to think that we should not criminalise 16-year-olds but they should have the right to vote. I think it is the other way around: responsibilities…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Thank you, Mr Pritchard. I beg to move amendment 30, in clause 1, page 2, line 30, leave out from “behaviour” to the end of line 31 and insert “has the same meaning as under…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Opposition amendment 31 would lower to 16 the age at which a court can impose a respect order on a person to prevent them from engaging in antisocial behaviour.01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Amendment 33 would impose a financial penalty on those who receive multiple respect orders. This is about fairness, accountability and ensuring that our justice system is taken…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Clause 2 amends the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 to provide for the granting of youth and housing injunctions; I thank the Minister for outlining that.…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Interestingly, the Government seem to think—01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)I do. At the moment there are huge challenges around housing. People who live in social housing want to live next to someone who treats them with the dignity and respect that they…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Amendment 32 sets out proposed penalties for repeated breaches of a respect order, with a prison sentence of up to five years. It would strengthen the enforcement of respect…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for her response. As we know, a small number of people are responsible for the vast majority of crimes. It is right that we put these ladders in place for the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for her response. I am glad that we provoked a bit of passion and got people engaged in the debate. I would like to press the amendment to a vote. Question…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)We are talking more broadly about the powers—01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)rose—01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 39, in clause 10, page 18, line 38, leave out “4” and insert “14”. This amendment would increase the maximum sentence for possession of a weapon with…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I completely agree. Many farmers in my patch would say exactly the same. When rubbish is dumped in a park or local authority area, it gets cleaned up, at huge cost to the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)It would be remiss of us to have this debate today and not mention that the Great British spring clean is happening at the moment, thanks to Keep Britain Tidy. I thought I would…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)We need to give the justice system and agencies all the powers that they can have, because at the end of the day, it is their discretion that will determine which of these things…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Can we deal with them as one, or—01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)I would not say I was not supportive of the clauses; I am saying that we need to continue to look at the guidance that we give police officers on the powers, particularly as we…01 Apr 2025