New Clause 7 - Firearms: international co-operation and general duty of the Secretary of State
Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [Lords]
3:45 pm
'(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to facilitate the work of—
(a) police forces in Great Britain;
(b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland;
(c) the National Criminal Intelligence Service; and
(d) the National Crime Squad;
in preventing the unlawful importation of firearms into the United Kingdom by ensuring effective international cooperation between those bodies and other foreign and international law enforcement agencies.'.—[Mr. Hawkins.]
Brought up, and read the First time.