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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 90, in clause 16, page 16, line 14, at end insert— “(8) A local policing body must report annually on the requests made under this section, including…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)That is reassuring. I wanted to raise the point to ensure that we were all aware of that concern, which was raised to us by several organisations. I am grateful for the Minister’s…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I just wanted to raise a couple of concerns. We have not tabled amendments to the clauses, but I want to bring some issues that have been raised to the attention of the Committee.…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I would be very happy for my colleague to speak, as I am slightly fed up of my own voice, but I will carry on.25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I hear what the Minister is saying and I applaud the work that has been done thus far on violence against women and girls, but I believe that the list in clause 12(4) that she…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for that point, which is exactly the point I was about to make. She is completely right. This is in some senses an addition. Perhaps the Minister will say…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 91, in clause 12, page 12, line 34, at end insert— “(5) In exercising their functions under this Chapter, specified authorities must have particular regard…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Yes, that is a separate point that the right hon. Gentleman is right to make. Agency workers are not invested in the organisation they work for; they do not know the area; they…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Clause 12(4) states that the duty introduced in chapter 1 will predominantly be focused on the most serious forms of violence, which are marked by: “(a) the maximum penalty which…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)The right hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point. I can provide the evidence that maps those areas that have made the largest cuts to youth work and the areas that have seen…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)As I said, the Opposition welcome the intention behind the serious violence duty, which is to facilitate that multi-agency response to tackling and responding to violence in a…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I heard what the Minister said, in particular about amendments 81 and 87. She said that she did not want to push organisations towards having to prepare revised strategies all the…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and for her points about Rotherham. It is absolutely clear that the voluntary sector and local businesses are part of the solution and…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)Amendment 116 would create a duty to consult the voluntary sector and local businesses in preparing a strategy to prevent and reduce serious violence in an area. As part of the…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)It is unusual for housing and the Home Office to be in the same conversation, which is possibly why the Minister was using strange terminology more akin to the MHCLG.25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 116, in clause 7, page 8, line 10, at end insert— “(d) the local voluntary sector and local businesses.” This amendment would create a duty to consult the…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on his political jibe. He is correct to say there are examples of bad housing in Croydon, as there are in other parts of the country. It…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)That is something that we need to try and shift over the long term and that is the point of the clauses and amendments. I understand the Minister’s points. On new clause 28, there…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)These amendments have been tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Walthamstow (Stella Creasy). They are supported by a vast array of very sensible organisations, from Redthread…25 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move amendment 50, in clause 7, page 8, line 4, at end insert— “(3A) Specified authorities which are housing authorities must have particular regard to their housing…25 May 2021