Member

On our previous day in Committee, I indicated that, alongside my noble friend Lord Younger, I would consider the assurances given to us by the Minister on the review of PACE powers, specifically within the Cabinet Office section. We discussed this on Amendment 35, which I believe will be called after discussion on this group. Having done so, on the back of what the Minister set out last week, I am assured that our concerns in this area have been met. I am therefore not intending to push this matter to a Division. I thank the noble Baroness for working with us on this point to ensure that the independent reviewer in Part 1 has the power to assess the use of PACE powers and whether it meets the metrics that we set out.