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Police and Justice Bill

Before the noble and learned Lord sits down, I thank him for his earlier explanation. I accept that if the Crown Prosecution Service is seen as the driver of the system, it protects the police from being seen as junior magistrates, although maintaining that distinction will be very important. However, does the Minister share with me a sense that the term ““administrative punishment””, which is now being widely used, does not sound quite right? It gives the impression that it is the Government who are giving administrative punishment. I wonder whether any punishment that takes place other than through the courts should be seen somehow as on behalf of the courts. It is an essential principal that the courts in a democracy exercise the right to judgment and punishment. Perhaps the expression ““administrative punishment””, which rolls off the lips fairly easily, is rather unfortunate.