Lords report stage first day. Amendment 1 disagreed to on division (86 to 178). Amendment 4 agreed to. Amendment 7 agreed to on division (205 to 188). Amendment 11 agreed to. Amendment 13 agreed to on division (213 to 150). Amendments 15 to 17 agreed to. Amendment 18 disagreed to on division (59 to 152). Amendments 19 to 21, 25 and 26 agreed to. Amendment 27 agreed to on division (172 to 148). (Part 1 of 2).

Lords report stage first day. Amendment 1 disagreed to on division (86 to 178). Amendment 4 agreed to. Amendment 7 agreed to on division (205 to 188). Amendment 11 agreed to. Amendment 13 agreed to on division (213 to 150). Amendments 15 to 17 agreed to. Amendment 18 disagreed to...

It is good to be back, is it not? It feels like we have been away for ages and now here we are again, back for another session of interesting amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. I am grateful to all noble Lords for tabling them.

As the noble Lord,...

It is good to be back, is it not? It feels like we have been away for ages and now here we are again, back for another session of interesting amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill. I am grateful to all noble Lords for tabling them.

As the noble Lord,...

The noble Lord has made his point. I am trying to give the defence from the Government’s perspective. That is our view. He has made a reasonable point, but that is our view and I hope he accepts our comments on those issues in good faith.

On Amendment 2, I hope...

The noble Lord has made his point. I am trying to give the defence from the Government’s perspective. That is our view. He has made a reasonable point, but that is our view and I hope he accepts our comments on those issues in good faith.

On Amendment 2, I hope...

I am always grateful for the noble Baroness’s help on these matters. It is as rare as hen’s teeth normally, but I am always grateful. I still say to her that the implementation of respect orders is crucial to ensuring that we tackle anti-social behaviour effectively. I put it to...

I am always grateful for the noble Baroness’s help on these matters. It is as rare as hen’s teeth normally, but I am always grateful. I still say to her that the implementation of respect orders is crucial to ensuring that we tackle anti-social behaviour effectively. I put it to...

As ever, I am genuinely sorry that I have not been able to persuade the noble and right reverend Lord of the Government’s case. We have taken the view that “just and convenient” mirrors the civil injunction regime of the 2014 Act, passed by a Conservative and Liberal Democrat Government....

As ever, I am genuinely sorry that I have not been able to persuade the noble and right reverend Lord of the Government’s case. We have taken the view that “just and convenient” mirrors the civil injunction regime of the 2014 Act, passed by a Conservative and Liberal Democrat Government....

The basis on which the respect order is introduced, and the phraseology used, is the phraseology his and His Majesty’s Opposition’s Government put in place for previous orders. I am not changing the wording of anything that, presumably, at some point in 2014 he and other Liberal Democrat Peers walked...

The basis on which the respect order is introduced, and the phraseology used, is the phraseology his and His Majesty’s Opposition’s Government put in place for previous orders. I am not changing the wording of anything that, presumably, at some point in 2014 he and other Liberal Democrat Peers walked...

The noble Lord has got me there. Let me rephrase my challenge. The noble Lord did not support it, but the coalition Government he supported passed the 2014 Act. I like to be accurate in my barbs at noble Lords, and I hope that accuracy persuades him that, even if...

The noble Lord has got me there. Let me rephrase my challenge. The noble Lord did not support it, but the coalition Government he supported passed the 2014 Act. I like to be accurate in my barbs at noble Lords, and I hope that accuracy persuades him that, even if...

It was 12 years ago. Although I was a Member of the House of Commons at the time, I would probably have done whatever my noble friend the then Chief Whip asked me to do.

It was 12 years ago. Although I was a Member of the House of Commons at the time, I would probably have done whatever my noble friend the then Chief Whip asked me to do.

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

4: Clause 1, page 9, line 33, at end insert—

“(2A) Before issuing or revising guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2B) Subsection (2A) does not apply to revisions that the Secretary of State considers...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

4: Clause 1, page 9, line 33, at end insert—

“(2A) Before issuing or revising guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(2B) Subsection (2A) does not apply to revisions that the Secretary of State considers...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, for his amendments, and for the opportunity to meet and discuss them in person. I am also acutely aware that he developed and examined the amendments with the late Baroness Newlove, to whom I again pay tribute, and with...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, for his amendments, and for the opportunity to meet and discuss them in person. I am also acutely aware that he developed and examined the amendments with the late Baroness Newlove, to whom I again pay tribute, and with...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, and the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, for setting out the case for these amendments. I am also grateful for the comments made in support from the noble Lords, Lord Hogan-Howe and Lord Elliott, among others. I will refer to...

I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, and the noble Viscount, Lord Goschen, for setting out the case for these amendments. I am also grateful for the comments made in support from the noble Lords, Lord Hogan-Howe and Lord Elliott, among others. I will refer to...

The noble Viscount tempts me down the path of the direct responsibility of local councils, but that goes slightly wider than the amendments before us today. My point is that if there is already a conviction of someone for fly-tipping then the courts have the power to make the offender...

The noble Viscount tempts me down the path of the direct responsibility of local councils, but that goes slightly wider than the amendments before us today. My point is that if there is already a conviction of someone for fly-tipping then the courts have the power to make the offender...

On the first instance, the noble Lord commented on the proposals announced today. This Government are advising on a range of issues, through Defra today, about how we take action on fly-tipping. It is all very easy to be cynical about that and say that it will not work or...

On the first instance, the noble Lord commented on the proposals announced today. This Government are advising on a range of issues, through Defra today, about how we take action on fly-tipping. It is all very easy to be cynical about that and say that it will not work or...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

15: Clause 9, page 17, line 32, at end insert—

“(3A) A draft of any guidance or revised guidance proposed to be issued under this section must be laid before each House of Parliament.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires draft guidance to be laid before Parliament.

16: Clause 9,...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

15: Clause 9, page 17, line 32, at end insert—

“(3A) A draft of any guidance or revised guidance proposed to be issued under this section must be laid before each House of Parliament.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires draft guidance to be laid before Parliament.

16: Clause 9,...

I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for his amendment. As he explained, it would allow the Secretary of State to include serious and organised waste crime as a strategic priority for the National Crime Agency. We have all agreed that waste crime blights local communities, that it...

I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Russell, for his amendment. As he explained, it would allow the Secretary of State to include serious and organised waste crime as a strategic priority for the National Crime Agency. We have all agreed that waste crime blights local communities, that it...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

25: Clause 24, page 27, line 8, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert—

“(3) A draft of any guidance proposed to be issued under this section must be laid before each House of Parliament.

(4) The Secretary of State must not issue guidance under this section...

Moved by

Lord Hanson of Flint

25: Clause 24, page 27, line 8, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert—

“(3) A draft of any guidance proposed to be issued under this section must be laid before each House of Parliament.

(4) The Secretary of State must not issue guidance under this section...

I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Davies of Gower and Lord Cameron of Lochiel, for tabling the amendment, and to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, for moving it. I do believe that sentences should be proportionate to the offence. That is why the maximum sentence for the new...

I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Davies of Gower and Lord Cameron of Lochiel, for tabling the amendment, and to the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, for moving it. I do believe that sentences should be proportionate to the offence. That is why the maximum sentence for the new...

Clauses 40 to 57 agreed to. Clause 58, discussed with new clause 8 (Requirement for review of alcohol licences where public spaces protection order is made), agreed to. Clauses 59 to 80 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clauses 40 to 57 agreed to. Clause 58, discussed with new clause 8 (Requirement for review of alcohol licences where public spaces protection order is made), agreed to. Clauses 59 to 80 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.

Clause 21 agreed to as amended. Clauses 22 to 31 agreed to.

Clause 21 agreed to as amended. Clauses 22 to 31 agreed to.

I have been trying to follow the hon. Gentleman's logic. He is content for DNA to be taken for up to three years for serious offences, but not for up to six years, and I cannot quite understand the logic of the difference between the two, apart from the time...

I have been trying to follow the hon. Gentleman's logic. He is content for DNA to be taken for up to three years for serious offences, but not for up to six years, and I cannot quite understand the logic of the difference between the two, apart from the time...