Baroness Hamwee
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Police: Private Prosecutions
Baroness Hamwee Excerpts(10 years, 3 months ago)
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Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Yes, indeed—I hope I have given the House an assurance that we take those remarks seriously.
Baroness Hamwee (LD)
My Lords, I am sure that the Minister agrees that trust in the police is absolutely essential. To be trusted they need to be trustworthy, and to be trustworthy they need to be seen to be trustworthy.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
My noble friend is right about this. The public expect the highest level of professionalism and integrity from the police. Next month will be the first anniversary of the Home Secretary’s Statement to Parliament on the College of Policing, which I repeated here. The College of Policing is setting out those measures to ensure that the integrity of the police force we share is of the highest standard. This year will see the publication for the first time of a code of ethics by the college.