The Criminal Justice Bill is scheduled to have its first day of report stage on 15 May 2024. This briefing discusses the background to the Bill and its progress through Parliament.

The Criminal Justice Bill is scheduled to have its first day of report stage on 15 May 2024. This briefing discusses the background to the Bill and its progress through Parliament.

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office annual report 2022-2023. Incl. annex. 25p.

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office annual report 2022-2023. Incl. annex. 25p.

Police forces must command the trust and confidence of the people that they serve. This is vital to the success of our policing by consent model, and why policing in England & Wales is a beacon internationally. A robust police accountability system which ensures officers who fall short of the...

Police forces must command the trust and confidence of the people that they serve. This is vital to the success of our policing by consent model, and why policing in England & Wales is a beacon internationally. A robust police accountability system which ensures officers who fall short of the...

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Cleverly) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Police forces must command the trust and confidence of the people that they serve. This is vital to the success of our policing by consent model, and why policing...

My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Cleverly) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Police forces must command the trust and confidence of the people that they serve. This is vital to the success of our policing by consent model, and why policing...

Letter dated 21/03/2024 from James Cleverly MP to Diana Johnson MP regarding Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) review and announcement of additional reforms in the Criminal Justice Bill: Public Bodies Review: "Fairfield report", review of investigatory arrangements following the police use of force. 3p.

Letter dated 21/03/2024 from James Cleverly MP to Diana Johnson MP regarding Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) review and announcement of additional reforms in the Criminal Justice Bill: Public Bodies Review: "Fairfield report", review of investigatory arrangements following the police use of force. 3p.

Letter dated 18/03/2024 from Chris Philp MP to Harriet Harman MP, Peter Bottomley MP, Tim Loughton MP and Jonathan Djanogly MP regarding new clauses 3 to 5 of the Criminal Justice Bill: automatically dismiss a serving officer who is convicted of a serious criminal offence, automatically suspend an officer charged with a serious criminal offence, automatically dismiss a serving officer who fails vetting, create a ‘duty to handover’ to obtain relevant information from an officer’s personal phone during a misconduct investigation. 3p.

Letter dated 18/03/2024 from Chris Philp MP to Harriet Harman MP, Peter Bottomley MP, Tim Loughton MP and Jonathan Djanogly MP regarding new clauses 3 to 5 of the Criminal Justice Bill: automatically dismiss a serving officer who is convicted of a serious criminal offence, automatically suspend an officer charged...

Clause 73, discussed with new clause 6 (Automatic dismissal on conviction for a serious criminal offence), new clause 7 (Automatic suspension of officers charged with specified allegations), new clause 8 (Automatic dismissal of officers who fail vetting), new clause 9 (Duty of officer to hand over personal mobile phone), new clause 33 (Police perpetrated domestic abuse as a recordable complaint), new clause 34 (Domestic abuse complainants: police officers and police staff), new clause 35 (Vetting: duty of chief officers), new clause 36 (Allegation of violence against women and girls: withdrawal of warrant card) and new clause 43 (Domestic abuse: automatic referral to Independent Office for Police Conduct), agreed to. Clauses 74 and 75 agreed to. Clause 76, as amended, agreed to. Clause 77, discussed with new clause 15 (Intentionally administering a substance with intent to cause harm), as amended, agreed to. Clause 78, discussed with new clause 1 (Removal of women from the criminal law related to abortion) and new clause 2 (Abortion: Decriminalisation), as amended, agreed to. Clause 79 agreed to. New clause 10 (Power to seize bladed articles etc: armed forces) agreed to. New clause 11 (Stolen goods on premises (entry, search and seizure without warrant): armed forces) agreed to. New clause 12 (Powers to compel attendance at sentencing hearing: armed forces) agreed to. New clause 13 (Testing of persons outside of police detention for presence of controlled drugs) agreed to. New clause 14 (Terrorist offenders) agreed to. New clause 21 (Dispersal powers: removal of senior police officer authorisation) agreed to. New clause 22 (Dispersal powers: extension to local authorities) agreed to.

Clause 73, discussed with new clause 6 (Automatic dismissal on conviction for a serious criminal offence), new clause 7 (Automatic suspension of officers charged with specified allegations), new clause 8 (Automatic dismissal of officers who fail vetting), new clause 9 (Duty of officer to hand over personal mobile phone), new...

Clause 72 agreed to. Clause 73, discussed with new clause 48 (Duty to investigate suspects diligently), new clause 6 (Automatic dismissal on conviction for a serious criminal offence), new clause 7 (Automatic suspension of officers charged with specified allegations), new clause 8 (Automatic dismissal of officers who fail vetting), new clause 9 (Duty of officer to hand over personal mobile phone), new clause 33 (Police perpetrated domestic abuse as a recordable complaint), new clause 34 (Domestic abuse complainants: police officers and police staff), new clause 35 (Vetting: duty of chief officers), new clause 36 (Allegation of violence against women and girls: withdrawal of warrant card) and new clause 43 (Domestic abuse: automatic referral to Independent Office for Police Conduct), under consideration.

Clause 72 agreed to. Clause 73, discussed with new clause 48 (Duty to investigate suspects diligently), new clause 6 (Automatic dismissal on conviction for a serious criminal offence), new clause 7 (Automatic suspension of officers charged with specified allegations), new clause 8 (Automatic dismissal of officers who fail vetting), new...

Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.

Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.

Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.

Examination of witnesses. Written evidence reported to the House.

Programme motion agreed to. Motion for the Committee to sit in silence until witnesses admitted, agreed to. Written evidence agreed to. Examination of witnesses.

Programme motion agreed to. Motion for the Committee to sit in silence until witnesses admitted, agreed to. Written evidence agreed to. Examination of witnesses.

In that spirit, on the basis that this is Second Reading and there are opportunities for this otherwise good Bill to be improved, will my right hon. Friend take on board the important points about ensuring that we get right the extension of the identification principle on corporate criminal liability?...

In that spirit, on the basis that this is Second Reading and there are opportunities for this otherwise good Bill to be improved, will my right hon. Friend take on board the important points about ensuring that we get right the extension of the identification principle on corporate criminal liability?...

My right hon. and learned Friend makes some important and useful points based on his extensive experience. Of course, we listen very carefully to the contributions that have been made. With the indulgence of the House, I want to make progress so that Back Bench Members have time for debate.

We...

My right hon. and learned Friend makes some important and useful points based on his extensive experience. Of course, we listen very carefully to the contributions that have been made. With the indulgence of the House, I want to make progress so that Back Bench Members have time for debate.

We...

While fraud accounts for 40% of recorded crime at the moment, only 1% of police resources are used to deal with it. What are the Home Secretary’s thoughts on that?

While fraud accounts for 40% of recorded crime at the moment, only 1% of police resources are used to deal with it. What are the Home Secretary’s thoughts on that?

By the nature of this crime type, specialism in investigation is inevitable. Ultimately, the training and deployment of the resources of the police and other crime fighting agencies will naturally need to reflect that. It is not quite as simple as mapping the proportion of crime to the proportion of...

By the nature of this crime type, specialism in investigation is inevitable. Ultimately, the training and deployment of the resources of the police and other crime fighting agencies will naturally need to reflect that. It is not quite as simple as mapping the proportion of crime to the proportion of...

Will my right hon. Friend give way a final time?

Will my right hon. Friend give way a final time?

Cheeky.

Cheeky.

It may save the House hearing from me at some length later.

I welcome the measures on fraud, because they follow on from the Justice Committee’s report last year that highlighted the gaps in our ways of dealing with it. Will the Home Secretary look carefully at how we reform the...

It may save the House hearing from me at some length later.

I welcome the measures on fraud, because they follow on from the Justice Committee’s report last year that highlighted the gaps in our ways of dealing with it. Will the Home Secretary look carefully at how we reform the...

Once again, my hon. Friend makes a good point. We are always willing to listen to suggestions from colleagues around the House that will strengthen the ability to close loopholes, so that sinister but clever and adaptable individuals do not find a way of navigating through the legislation, so I...

Once again, my hon. Friend makes a good point. We are always willing to listen to suggestions from colleagues around the House that will strengthen the ability to close loopholes, so that sinister but clever and adaptable individuals do not find a way of navigating through the legislation, so I...

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

Will my right hon. Friend give way?