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HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanLet me put on record my thanks to my hon. Friend, but also to Andrew Snowden, the excellent PCC in Lancashire, who has led some great initiatives, notably on antisocial behaviour.…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanI thank my hon. Friend for welcoming me to his constituency over the weekend to meet Thames Valley police and his excellent police and crime commissioner, Matthew Barber. They are…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend speaks with a huge amount of experience from her days as a teacher. She knows more than many how, with vital resources in schooling, effective teaching and proper…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanThe overall legislative framework on illicit drugs continues to strike a balance between controlling harmful substances and enabling appropriate access to those drugs for…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour Action PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the financing of police forces. I am aware of the challenges that Lincolnshire police are facing in that regard. The Policing Minister,…27 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI only have responsibility for the police. That is why earlier this year, I asked for all forces to go through their data, wash it and check for cases where police officers should…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI expect every report of rape to be treated seriously from the point of disclosure. Every victim needs to be treated with dignity and every investigation needs to be conducted…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI am very glad that the Met has an increased, record number of police officers. Many of them will be deployed on the frontline to neighbourhood policing teams, so we will have an…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewOn improving standards, I have launched a review of the dismissals process. We wait for that to conclude, and on the back of that we will take action, legislative if necessary, to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewIt is precisely because I take violence against women and girls seriously that I added it to the strategic policing requirement, so that it is set out as a national threat for…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewIt is exactly because we accept that there have been problems with the investigation and prosecution of rape that the Government commissioned the end-to-end rape review, which…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewVetting standards are set by the College of Policing via its statutory code of practice on vetting, and the inspectorate has looked in depth at whether those standards are being…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewAs Baroness Casey’s report made clear, primary accountability sits with the Mayor of London. It is for the Mayor, rather than the inspectorate or any other body, to hold the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewIn 2023-24, the Met police will receive up to £3.34 billion in funding. That is an increase of up to £97.6 million on the previous year and £177.8 million compared with 2010. The…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewBaroness Casey’s review makes clear that there is a need for some regulatory change. We are currently undertaking a review of the process for police officer dismissals, due to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewThe hon. Lady is right to talk about leadership training; that is why I work closely with the College of Policing to ensure we have a better programme of preparation for the next…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the need for reform of misconduct procedures. There are measures to ensure that there is transparency and rigour in the system, including the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewWhat I am already doing is running a review of the dismissals process. On the issues that the hon. Gentleman raises, this is why the Met commissioner’s establishment of a new…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewI was disturbed by Baroness Casey’s findings on the issues relating to the work on public protection and safeguarding. That is why that has been expressly dealt with in the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Casey ReviewMy hon. Friend is right to say that we need to see change. Sir Mark Rowley has been in post for six months and he is clear that we need to see change. We have commissioned several…21 Mar 2023