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Proceeding contribution from Lord Brett (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 July 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Policing and Crime Bill.


Policing and Crime Bill

I understand the point the noble Lord makes. The difference is simply that he is seeing this as a one-dimensional picture. Many of these traffickers and the brothels in which prostitutes work—they are moved between different locations—will be matters of covert police investigation. The police will build up evidence over time. It may well not be a case of arresting all those in the building at the time. The covert operation may identify people who use the trafficked prostitutes and, when that evidence has been built up, arrests can be made. The collection of evidence is not the easiest of tasks. To return to a point made by the noble and learned Baroness, it is extremely difficult to capture and bring to court traffickers on an international basis. That is why international co-operation—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c254 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Crime prevention Crime Age Advisory services Human trafficking Foreign nationals Offenders Northern Ireland Police Prostitution Rehabilitation Voluntary organisations Young people Sexual offences
Legislation
Policing and Crime Bill 2008-09
Link
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