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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Indeed. Of course, we are rightly sitting here scrutinising every single word of the Bill carefully, but a senior police officer on the ground will have had a great deal of…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The organiser in those circumstances would, of course, be liable to having a committed an offence only if they breached the order. Indeed, this is the important point. It is for…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)Exactly right. The police will first have to satisfy themselves and the CPS that a charge should be brought, and from that all the usual safeguards and standards that we expect in…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I would give the police some credit. First, if it is a protest of any serious size, or the organisers have contacted the police or the other way around, this can and should be…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Member for Enfield, Southgate has made his remarks on the clause, for which I am grateful. The clause enshrines in statute the long-standing common law offence of public…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)I am very grateful to Opposition Members for debating this matter, because it gives me the opportunity to clear up some of the misunderstandings that appear to have arisen during…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)That is a matter for local authorities. We have the planning policy for Traveller sites, which is down to the local planning authority. In the hon. Gentleman’s area, I know not…08 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Tenth sitting)The police have the power to remove vehicles that are illegally, dangerously or obstructively parked, broken down or abandoned, including after theft or a road traffic collision.…08 Jun 2021HANSARDOnline HarmsThe Home Office is working across Government to tackle online harms though the online safety Bill and other measures. That Bill will be a truly world-leading and much needed piece…07 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Safety OnlineIndeed. Of course the Home Office has been working with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, at both official and ministerial level, in developing the draft Bill.…07 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Safety OnlineI, too, am earning my salary this afternoon, Mr Speaker! We are working across Government and internationally to ensure that children are safe on the internet. We continue to…07 Jun 2021HANSARDOnline HarmsI hope that the hon. Gentleman understands the seriousness with which the Home Secretary, and also the Prime Minister and the Government, take such matters. I do not agree with…07 Jun 2021HANSARDOnline HarmsThis issue concerns many Members across the House, and it has been voiced by many parents across the country. We must consider not just the online safety Bill, but the wider…07 Jun 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)On what the hon. Lady has described, I am not sure what difference it would make. I am trying to put myself in the boots of a police officer. Would a police officer ask for data…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)I am very cautious about distinguishing between different victims. Perhaps the hon. Lady is alleging that the person she is talking about is a victim. The framework is about…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)I am very pleased to confirm that the Home Office will provide funding for the relevant review partners to cover the costs of the reviews during the pilot stage, and will meet the…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Very quickly, I just want to put on the record a point about clauses 50, 51 and 52, and schedule 6. Their background is, as my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary said on Second…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Eighth sitting)Before I explain the clauses, we should remind ourselves why the 2017 Act was passed. Colleagues may remember that in the first half of the past decade, there were several very…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)We have been working together on this. We must not not forget that the background to the legal framework has to take into account the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act…27 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Seventh sitting)I will deal with that in detail in due course. Just so that colleagues understand how that age was settled upon, in the drafting we carefully considered people’s views, including…27 May 2021