Metropolitan Police Reform Debate

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Department: Home Office

Metropolitan Police Reform

Lord Bach Excerpts
Monday 27th November 2023

(5 months, 2 weeks ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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That is perhaps the case but, of course, we still have to find parliamentary time for these things.

Lord Bach Portrait Lord Bach (Lab)
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My Lords, why do we have to wait for the Criminal Justice Bill before the statutory instruments can be produced in this particular case? Could we not move to a statutory instrument straightaway so that this long delay, which seems to be all-pervasive here, can at least be shortened to an extent?

Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)
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I would very much like to see it shortened. I do not know the answer to that but I will come back.