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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 February 2026
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
Some will have concerns about this. I am mindful that some will be concerned about the proliferation of prosecutions, for example, but there is unlikely to be great proliferation. Only the most arrogant people who have committed these crimes bother to seek to transgress and come into the United Kingdom, but we should not be inactive when the opportunity arises. I want to urge on everyone that the Attorney-General would have to consent to a prosecution. If you are seeking any kind of system to be protective of this, you have that guarantee: the consent of the Attorney-General would be required for a prosecution.
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