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Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness. I think I am more sympathetic to the Government’s word ““appropriate”” than to the suggested use of the word ““necessary””. In the context of the Bill, both these words are actually subjective in terms of what is being looked at. I assume that the Government prefers ““appropriate”” because I would have thought that it would be easier to argue either for or against in court than ““necessary”” would be, because that word is rather different. Is that not the thinking behind the Government’s proposal? I understand the arguments, but the central issue seems to be that of appeal. It would be easier for a court to reach a decision on what is ““appropriate”” than on what is ““necessary””. However, please tell me if I am wrong.