New Clause 12 - Recording of encounters not governed by statutory powers
Police and Justice Bill
1:00 pm
Lynne Featherstone (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Hornsey and Wood Green, Liberal Democrat)
Does the hon. Gentleman not accept that the form offers the police some protection against accusations of disproportionality or racism? It enables them to use what everyone agrees is a vital tool for forces to function and detect criminality.