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There is a point to be made, and if the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, and the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, wish to make it, that is fine, but this is consistent with Acts of Parliament that are currently in place on similar orders. Courts will take the necessity and proportionality of an order into account as a result of the duties that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, raised under the Human Rights Act. Therefore, it is an unnecessary procedure to amend the legal test, particularly as the effect would be to increase the threshold for the use of these orders, making the job of the police, local authorities and others in protecting communities that much harder.