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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 February 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
Those are the headline-grabbing cases. Much more common are cases of persistent anti-social behaviour, much of it perpetrated by children who themselves have come from difficult backgrounds. They deserve our understanding and our help. But we must also remember that such anti-social behaviour can terrorise neighbourhoods. Often, those very neighbourhoods are populated by others of our most vulnerable citizens, including the elderly and those from lower socioeconomic groups.
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