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House of Commons

Tuesday 26 January 2010

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Crime and Security Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Mr David Hanson

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

26 January) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 26 January;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 28 January;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 2 February;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 4 February;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 9 February;

(f)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 February;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table—

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 26 January
Until no later than
Police Federation of

12.00 pm
England and Wales; Jan

Berry (Independent

Reducing Bureaucracy

Advocate)

Tuesday 26 January
Until no later than
Association of Chief

1.00 pm
Police Officers;

Manchester Crime and

Disorder Reduction

Partnership; Manchester

City Council; The

Standing Committee for

Youth Justice

Tuesday 26 January
Until no later than
Association of Chief

5.30 pm
Police Officers; Linda

Bowman

Tuesday 26 January
Until no later than
Liberty; GeneWatch UK

7.00 pm

Thursday 28 January
Until no later than
Wiltshire Police; Refuge;

10.25 am
Fawcett Society;

Women’s Aid Federation

of England; National

Centre for Domestic

Violence

Thursday 28 January
Until no later than
The Automobile

2.30 pm
Association; British

Parking Association;

Local Government

Association

Thursday 28 January
Until no later than
Home Office

4.00 pm

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Crime and Security Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 39; Schedule; Clauses 40 to 46; new Clauses;

new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 8.00 pm on Tuesday 23 February.

Mr David Hanson

Agreed to

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Mr David Hanson

Agreed to

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Mr Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales, and Ms Jan Berry, Inde

pendent Reducing Bureaucracy Advocate;

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, Association of Chief Police Officers, Ms Sally Ireland,

Chair, Standing Committee for Youth Justice, Ms Maureen Noble, Head, Manchester Crime and

Disorder Reduction Partnership, and Councillor Jim Battle, Deputy Leader, Manchester City

Council;

Sir Hugh Orde, President, and Mr Gary Pugh, Director of Forensic Services in the Metropolitan

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Crime and Security Bill, continued

Police Service, Association of Chief Police Officers;

Ms Isabella Sankey, Director of Policy, Liberty, and Dr Helen Wallace, Executive Director, Gene

Watch UK.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 am.



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