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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)We are talking more broadly about the powers—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, but I would like to press the amendment to a Division. Question put, That the amendment be made.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)I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 1, page 4, line 18, at end insert— “D1 Power to move person down list for social housing A respect order may have the effect of moving any…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause seeks to address a scourge that affects all communities across Britain and all our constituencies. Fly-tipping is an inherent problem, and I welcome any provisions to…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)Clause 4 increases the maximum fixed penalty notice that can be issued for a breach of a community protection notice or public spaces protection order from £100 to £500. In 2023…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Third sitting)Recruiting 13,000 police officers sounds really good, but about a third of them will be special constables and about a third redeployed from other parts of the police force. When…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)Interestingly, the Government seem to think—01 Apr 2025HANSARDShopliftingAs my right hon. Friend the Member for Hertsmere (Sir Oliver Dowden) has outlined, this weekend we heard the shocking reports that the parents of a nine-year-old girl were…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDefending Democracy TaskforceI realise that my hon. Friend the Member for West Suffolk (Nick Timothy) was unable to get a meaningful answer, but with Islamist extremism behind three quarters of MI5’s…31 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q I have one last question on that. As we have mentioned, there are several powers in several pieces of legislation that allow police to do it, sometimes with notice and sometimes…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Having read the Bill, is there anything that particularly concerns you? Is there anything you think we could improve on? Are there any measures that you would like to see in the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q You beat me to it—I was about to talk about fly-tipping as there have been huge costs to local authorities across the country. What do you think of the Bill’s proposals? How…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Are there any gaps that you can see in the legislation, or anything that needs tightening up to hit that need and that objective? Dan Sexton: There are many, many things that we…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)We would welcome anything you write to us.27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q On powers specifically, is there anything you need that you do not have that we might be able to provide? Councillor Garratt: Resourcing is an issue, and I suppose I am bound to…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Having read the Bill, is there anything that concerns you that could be improved? Are there any measures you would like to see in it that are not currently in it? Venita Yeung:…27 Mar 2025