Draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022 Debate
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Kirsten Oswald
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Draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2022
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Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP)
It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Sharma. It will probably be helpful for me to be clear about the SNP position on the 2022 Act. I think our opposition is well understood, as is our opposition to the UK’s Government’s clamping down on the right to protest. Despite those regrettable moves, we need to consider matters such as these in the most sensible and pragmatic way.
I note the confirmation on page 3 of the explanatory memorandum that, on this occasion and in a welcome departure from an awful lot of other occasions, the devolved Administrations were consulted and agree that the regulations are sensible. On that basis, we will fall into line on that and endorse what the hon. Member for Halifax said.