Part of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:00 pm on 1 February 2011.
As the hon. Gentleman knows, because he was Police Minister, the grant is paid to authorities and it will now be paid to PCCs, so there is no change there. It was never our intention to interfere with the governance of the City of London police, and I do not believe that there is a desire to do so in any part of the House, which was why I wanted to correct this drafting error.