Policing and Crime Bill
12:00 pm
Q128 Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds) (Con): Thank you, Sir Nicholas. Good morning. I should like to put my questions in two parts: part 1 on policing and part 2 on sex offences. Ms Chakrabarti, I read your submission with interest. To kick off on policing, why are you so critical of the provisions giving the Association of Chief Police Officers a right to nominate to the senior appointments panel and of the power of ACPO when it comes to sitting at the national table in the tripartite structure? In fact, you want a deletion of its role. Could you explain your concerns?