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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 November 2025
Debate
Crime and Policing BillContribution
Investigations are already in train, and I argue that legislation is not the answer here. Moreover, there are some fundamental issues with the approach taken in Amendment 271D as, in this country, the police and the NCA are operationally independent. Parliament sets a framework under which they operate, but it is properly for chief officers and for the NCA’s director-general to determine who and where to investigate, not Parliament itself.
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