Lord Kennedy of Southwark
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Crime and Policing Bill
Lord Kennedy of Southwark ExcerptsThursday 16th April 2026
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Viscount Hailsham (Con)
On Motion R1, I agree with the Minister, not with my noble friend Lord Davies. It is important to remember—
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
We have wound the debate up, and apparently the noble Viscount was not present at the start of the debate. We have had the wind-up by the Minister. We now need to proceed to divide or not divide the House.
Lord Young of Acton (Con)
The risk we draw attention to is that information has been recorded against people’s names that the police would not today record under the new regime because they regard it as posing no risk. That is a risk that I and my noble friends are not prepared to take, so I would like to test the opinion of the House.