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HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q I have long accepted that, Dame Vera. That is why we have the end-to-end rape review, which is ongoing, as you know. The reason I ask that is because one would not want the…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)But you accept— Dame Vera Baird: That is a difference in power, is it not? That is an important point.20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Third sitting)Q No, it is a proper analogy, because they are both statutory codes of practice. Of course the police will have to abide by those codes of practice and will be held to account by…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Professor Clark, I am sorry but that is an offence, so it will be for a court to decide, and of course for the police and the CPS to make decisions to investigate and charge. Is…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Fourth sitting)Q What level of damage would you be happy for local residents to live with? Gracie Bradley: As I have already said, the issue is that we are talking about “likely to cause…20 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)I beg to move, That— (1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 18 May) meet— (a) at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 18 May; (b) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. May I clarify something, Mr Parr? Please forgive me if this was my mishearing or misunderstanding. You asked a series of questions in relation to the public order…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)In other words, dealing with the reality presented by a very small number of the most dangerous offenders—dealing with that reality, rather than being constrained by the fact that…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q My final question is on the extraction of information from digital devices. Particularly in the context of sexual offences, we have an understanding of the impact that searching…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q On public order, we heard mention earlier of the phrase “serious annoyance” in clause 59. That brings the common law offence of public nuisance on to the statute book. Chief…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. First, Mr Hall, I would like to understand how the measures relating to MAPPA in clause 162 will improve public protection and the management of terrorist offenders.…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q This is a quick question for Mr Crossley. The CSJ has obviously done a lot of work over the years on gang crime and on the many levers we can try to use to address it. What is…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q A quick point of clarification. Mr Sweeting, in relation to clause 59, which is the statutory offence of public nuisance, you made reference to wishing there was a defence of…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)So what is appropriate distress—18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (First sitting)Q To clarify, that phrasing has derived not from Home Office officials or Ministers dreaming it up on the back of an envelope; it follows many centuries of legal development,…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Thank you very much indeed.18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q I must confess that I cannot see that wording—perhaps we can take this up afterwards. Clause 55(6) talks about “serious disruption to the activities of an organisation”, or,…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q I should declare that I am a door tenant at Red Lion Chambers. Mr Wagner, I will first deal with the issues you raised. Presumably you accept that freedom of speech and freedom…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q And presumably you accept—well, you tell me. Do you accept that the Public Order Act 1986 is a piece of legislation that has stood the test of time and should remain in law?…18 May 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (Second sitting)Q So the Public Order Act 1986 goes too far for your liking in some instances in section 12. Adam Wagner: Well, potentially. The proof is often in the pudding. It depends on how…18 May 2021