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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 March 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

Of course, those police who currently investigate such allegations are valuable. committed public servants. But to take the example of counterterrorism police, who sometimes investigate such crimes, they already have huge, competing and important responsibilities. For them to investigate a potential crime in relation to public office, it must cross the bar of representing a threat to national security—a high bar that excludes many potential investigations.

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