Clause 43 - Offences for which a person may be arrested without a warrant
Police Reform Bill [Lords]
5:30 pm
Mr John Denham (Minister of State (Police, Courts and Drugs), Home Office; Southampton, Itchen, Labour)
I would be happy to do that.
The key thing that we are trying to do is to enable the police to be in a position where they can arrest suspects after the event—after a suspect has left the crime scene. They are unable to do that at present.
I would be happy to help the hon. Gentleman by setting out that simple concept in as complicated legal language as possible, and to copy in other Committee members. The Committee knows the area where the police are currently unable to take action, and I am sure that it will support closing the gap, as is proposed here.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 43 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Schedule 6 agreed to.
Clause 44 ordered to stand part of the Bill.