Crime and Policing Bill
Debate between Lord Clement-Jones and Baroness Coffey
Report stage
&
3rd reading
Wednesday 4th March 2026
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Wednesday 4th March 2026
(3 weeks, 2 days ago)
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Lord Clement-Jones (LD)
My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 368 from the noble Lord, Lord Jackson, on which he has campaigned so strongly. It addresses a crime that has become a blight on our streets: the industrialised theft of mobile devices. We must remove the profit motive from street crime. If a phone is useless the moment it is stolen, the thefts will stop. California proved it and the technology exists; the only thing missing is the will to legislate. I urge the Minister to move beyond collaboration and accept the amendment.
