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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 January 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

In answer to noble Lords who questioned the “good reason” defence at Clause 122(2)(a), “good reason” covers unforeseeable offences such as, for example, the removal of a flag that has been inappropriately put on a site but where the person may not have had the permission of the owner at the time.

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