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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q We know that dispersal orders and public spaces protection orders are of huge value, and that they can have a big impact in controlling antisocial behaviour and so on. The…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Could you comment briefly on begging, which we saw brought forward before? What would you like to see if we do include anything to that end? Chief Constable De Meyer: The point…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Do you have any views on the approach to hyper-prolific offenders and how to ensure they are properly sanctioned? Dr Newport: I think there should be provision in the Bill to…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Earlier we heard legal opinions about the fact that moving offences under £200 into triable either way could lead to significant delays. On prolific offenders coming time and…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Turning to the measures on the antisocial use of vehicles and being able to seize them without notice, the council and the police in my part of the world face a huge problem.…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 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 There are limitations on the ability of the police to seize them from places including private dwellings. Do you have a view on that? Councillor Garratt: In terms of vehicles, I…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q As part of the Criminal Justice Bill there was a proposal that anybody responsible for three incidents of assaulting a retail worker or shoplifting should be mandatorily…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Last but not least, you might know that off-road bikes are a real hobby horse of mine. They are an absolute nightmare in my part of the world, as they are in many others—they…27 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 The financial penalties for fly-tipping have gone up, and changes to guidance are now coming in. Is there anything else you think we could be doing in that space? Previously, it…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Having read the Bill, is there anything that concerns you or that you think we could improve upon, and are there any measures in this area that you would like to see added to…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q On retail crime, I was delighted to see the assault on retail workers offence in the Bill. Previously, the Criminal Justice Bill included a mandatory requirement for a ban, tag…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q You said you had concerns, in particular about antisocial behaviour. Will you give us a bit more on that? Baroness Newlove: Antisocial behaviour, as everybody knows, is an issue…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q The challenge for the Government is that a huge amount of money is spent managing protests in this country. In London, we spent around £53 million managing pro-Palestinian…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Having read the Bill, is there anything that concerns you or anything you think we could improve, or are there any measures that you would like to see in it Bill that do not…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q I realise that different areas are affected very differently by the antisocial use of off-road bikes and e-bikes. My area is absolutely battered by the issue. The Bill makes…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q Entry without a warrant is drawn more narrowly in this Bill than it was in the Criminal Justice Bill. Do you think it gives you the tools you need to do the job? Are there any…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q In terms of hyper-prolific offenders, obviously a lot of time is being taken by a small number of people. Is there anything we can do in that space to make the job easier? Dan…27 Mar 2025