To ask His Majesty's Government whether any United Kingdom authority has access (1) directly or (2) indirectly through Europol, to information held in the Eurodac database.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any United Kingdom authority has access (1) directly or (2) indirectly through Europol, to information held in the Eurodac database.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have held with the European Union regarding United Kingdom participation in, or access to, the Eurodac database; and what is the scope and purpose of any such discussions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have held with the European Union regarding United Kingdom participation in, or access to, the Eurodac database; and what is the scope and purpose of any such discussions.

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

From today, UK police will have access to an EU tool to check vehicle and keeper details to support criminal investigations. This reciprocal data sharing will provide an additional avenue...

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

From today, UK police will have access to an EU tool to check vehicle and keeper details to support criminal investigations. This reciprocal data sharing will provide an additional avenue...

Lords report stage fourth day. Amendments 375 and 376 agreed to. Amendment 377 disagreed to on division (82 to 151). Amendment 377C disagreed to on division (76 to 185). Amendment 337D disagreed to on division (68 to 183). Amendments 378 and 379 agreed to. Amendment 380 disagreed to on division (40 to 123). Amendments 381, 382 and 383 agreed to. (Part 2 of 2).

Lords report stage fourth day. Amendments 375 and 376 agreed to. Amendment 377 disagreed to on division (82 to 151). Amendment 377C disagreed to on division (76 to 185). Amendment 337D disagreed to on division (68 to 183). Amendments 378 and 379 agreed to. Amendment 380 disagreed to on division...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for tabling these amendments and to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for supporting some of the arguments that I will make in response to them. The noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones, Lord Strasburger and Lord Pannick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor,...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for tabling these amendments and to the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for supporting some of the arguments that I will make in response to them. The noble Lords, Lord Clement-Jones, Lord Strasburger and Lord Pannick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor,...

As I have tried to indicate to the noble Lord, we have had a consultation that finished on 12 February, and we intend to respond to it by the summer. Currently, what that response will be is to be formulated, so I will not give him chapter and verse on...

As I have tried to indicate to the noble Lord, we have had a consultation that finished on 12 February, and we intend to respond to it by the summer. Currently, what that response will be is to be formulated, so I will not give him chapter and verse on...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

375: After Clause 142, insert the following new Clause—

“Return to unauthorised encampments: prohibited period

(1) The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 60C(3) (offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle) for “12” substitute “three”.

(3)...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

375: After Clause 142, insert the following new Clause—

“Return to unauthorised encampments: prohibited period

(1) The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 60C(3) (offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle) for “12” substitute “three”.

(3)...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 375 in my name I pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Whitaker for the discussions we had both in Committee and outside it, which resulted in the amendment being brought forward today on Report.

Amendment 375 addresses the no-return period for individuals directed to leave...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 375 in my name I pay tribute to my noble friend Lady Whitaker for the discussions we had both in Committee and outside it, which resulted in the amendment being brought forward today on Report.

Amendment 375 addresses the no-return period for individuals directed to leave...

Let me clear up something straight away. There is not going to be a meeting of minds between me and the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, on the abolition of the ECHR. I will leave it at that. There is no common ground between us. Yes, we are generally...

Let me clear up something straight away. There is not going to be a meeting of minds between me and the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, on the abolition of the ECHR. I will leave it at that. There is no common ground between us. Yes, we are generally...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

376: After Clause 142, insert the following new Clause—

“Harassment of a person in their home

(1) The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 42 (police directions stopping harassment etc of a person in their home), in subsection (1)(b)—

(a) omit the “or”...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

376: After Clause 142, insert the following new Clause—

“Harassment of a person in their home

(1) The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 42 (police directions stopping harassment etc of a person in their home), in subsection (1)(b)—

(a) omit the “or”...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

378: Clause 154, page 200, line 19, leave out from beginning to “for” and insert—

“(1) The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is amended as follows.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 154, page 205, line 6.

379: Clause 154, page 201,...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

378: Clause 154, page 200, line 19, leave out from beginning to “for” and insert—

“(1) The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is amended as follows.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 154, page 205, line 6.

379: Clause 154, page 201,...

My Lords, this has been a useful debate. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for tabling the amendment, and to the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, and the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for speaking in support of it. I am grateful for the comments of the noble Lord,...

My Lords, this has been a useful debate. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for tabling the amendment, and to the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, and the noble Baroness, Lady Fox, for speaking in support of it. I am grateful for the comments of the noble Lord,...

Does the noble Baroness think that a police officer, at 11 pm, on a street here in Westminster, should not access the DVLA database to check that the person is who they say they are? If she thinks that, she would really be blowing a hole in every Monday night...

Does the noble Baroness think that a police officer, at 11 pm, on a street here in Westminster, should not access the DVLA database to check that the person is who they say they are? If she thinks that, she would really be blowing a hole in every Monday night...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

381: Clause 154, page 204, line 23, at end insert—

“(3A) The requirement in subsection (3) may be satisfied by consultation carried out wholly or partly before this section comes into force.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides that the Secretary of State’s duty to consult in preparing a...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

381: Clause 154, page 204, line 23, at end insert—

“(3A) The requirement in subsection (3) may be satisfied by consultation carried out wholly or partly before this section comes into force.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides that the Secretary of State’s duty to consult in preparing a...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

383: After Clause 154, insert the following new Clause—

“Code of practice relating to non-criminal hate incidents

In the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, omit—

(a) sections 60 and 61 (code of practice about police processing of personal data relating to hate incidents), and

(b) the italic heading...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

383: After Clause 154, insert the following new Clause—

“Code of practice relating to non-criminal hate incidents

In the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, omit—

(a) sections 60 and 61 (code of practice about police processing of personal data relating to hate incidents), and

(b) the italic heading...

My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 383, which repeals the statutory code relating to non-crime hate incidents issued under Sections 60 and 61 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. Consideration of the review undertaken by the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council has...

My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 383, which repeals the statutory code relating to non-crime hate incidents issued under Sections 60 and 61 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. Consideration of the review undertaken by the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council has...

I am grateful for the discussion and, in winding up this debate, I put on record my thanks to Sir Andy Marsh of the College of Policing for the work he has done on this exercise of examining non-crime hate incidents. I remind the House that we are here today...

I am grateful for the discussion and, in winding up this debate, I put on record my thanks to Sir Andy Marsh of the College of Policing for the work he has done on this exercise of examining non-crime hate incidents. I remind the House that we are here today...

The noble Lord is asking for the deletion of historic records. That is the important point I am trying to make. If the chief officer determines that that non-conviction information should be disclosed—I go back to the 4,920 disclosures out of 4.1 million, including all matters for an enhanced DBS...

The noble Lord is asking for the deletion of historic records. That is the important point I am trying to make. If the chief officer determines that that non-conviction information should be disclosed—I go back to the 4,920 disclosures out of 4.1 million, including all matters for an enhanced DBS...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any review has been undertaken of historic Border Force and airport records at Stansted Airport to establish whether all required passenger information was properly submitted and retained for private aircraft linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any review has been undertaken of historic Border Force and airport records at Stansted Airport to establish whether all required passenger information was properly submitted and retained for private aircraft linked to Jeffrey Epstein.

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Office on 26 January (HC Deb col 610), what steps they will take to ensure that data and information collected as a result of the increased use of facial recognition (1) remains...

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the statement by the Secretary of State for the Home Office on 26 January (HC Deb col 610), what steps they will take to ensure that data and information collected as a result of the increased use of facial recognition (1) remains...