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Finally, Amendment 389 would require the Secretary of State to make an annual report to Parliament on the police’s exercise of these new powers. Noble Lords will recognise that statutory powers are already subject to regular review and rigorous scrutiny. The well-established parliamentary arrangements enable members of both Houses to examine the exercise of these and other statutory powers through Written and Oral Questions, Select Committees and other means. Police accountability is ensured through a variety of statutory and non-statutory oversight and scrutiny mechanisms, including the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the service police—