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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

My Lords, it is my understanding that we are now operating on the assumption that Amendment 31 has been consequential on what happened with Amendment 1. I draw the Committee’s attention to Amendment 31, which says: "““Insert the following new Clause—““Police Commission … There shall be a body corporate for each police area listed in Schedule 1””," and that it, "““shall consist of … a police and crime commissioner, and … a police and crime panel””." That provides the basis for discussing a number of amendments that concern the role of people who will now not be directly elected police and crime commissioners, but who will continue to have a number of functions to which the amendments, which include some tabled by noble Lords whom I see on the opposition Benches, apply. It seems entirely appropriate that we should continue to do that. A number of amendments in Part 1 also apply to the mayor's office for crime and policing, so there is useful, detailed business to discuss.