Member

Similarly, on Amendment 263B in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Sharpe and Lord Hunt, I of course support the principle of accountability in the use of enforcement powers. However, what this amendment proposes is unnecessary and duplicative. We already have robust oversight mechanisms in place, including oversight by the Independent Office for Police Conduct and other established bodies, and this will continue. Creating a new oversight body would not only be costly but would risk overlapping responsibilities and confusion. It would divert resources away from front-line enforcement and into administrative structures that replicate existing functions.