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Crime and Policing Bill

Status: Closed Opened: 27 Mar 2025 Closed: 13 May 2026 11 recommendations 14 conclusions 1 report

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Crime and Policing Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards. The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to support its mission to halve knife crime and violence against women and girls in a decade, to increase public …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
5th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Crime and Policing Bill HC 830 14 Jul 2025 25 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
7 Recommendation 5th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Crim… Deferred

We welcome the fact that the Bill provides for more data on ASB and responses...

We welcome the fact that the Bill provides for more data on ASB and responses to it be shared with the Secretary of State. The Government should go further, however, and now comply with the Victims’ Commissioner’s request to carry out a review of all existing civil legal tools designed …

Government response. The government defers the request for a specific review of civil legal tools and 18-month parliamentary reporting on Respect Orders, stating these provisions will be subject to normal post-legislative scrutiny three to five years after Royal Assent.
Ministry of Justice

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
11 Jun 2025 Dr Alex Black · Sheffield Hallam University, Mark Hobrough · Gwent Police and NPCC, Rebecca Bryant OBE · RESOLVE, Tyrone Steele · JUSTICE View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
26 Feb 2026 — Correspondence from Lord Hanson relating to the Crime and Policing Bill, Indepe…
5 Feb 2026 — Correspondence to Minister for Policing and Crime relating to proposed offence …
29 Jan 2026 — Correspondence from the Minister of State for Policing to the Joint Committee o…