[Hannah Bardell in the Chair]

We are now sitting in public and proceedings are being broadcast. Before we begin, I have a couple of preliminary announcements. Hansard colleagues would be grateful if Members emailed their speaking notes to them. Please switch off any electronic devices or turn them to silent. Tea and coffee are not allowed during sittings—only water please.

We will first consider the programme motion on the amendment paper. We will then consider a motion to enable the reporting of written evidence for publication and a motion to allow us to deliberate in private about our questions before the oral evidence session. In view of the time available, I hope that we can take these matters formally. I first call the Minister or the Whip to move the programme motion, which was discussed yesterday by the Programming Sub-Committee for the Bill.

Ordered,

That—

“1. the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 12 December) meet—

(a) at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 December;

(b) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 14 December;

(c) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 11 January;

(d) at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 16 January;

(e) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 18 January;

(f) at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 23 January;

(g) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 25 January;

(h) at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 30 January;

2. the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:

Date

Time

Witness

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 9.55 am

National Police Chiefs’ Council

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 10.40 am

National Crime Agency; Crown Prosecution Service

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 11.25 am

Victims Commissioner for England and Wales; Until no later than 11.25 am Tuesday 12 December Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 2.45 am

Resolve; Crest Advisory

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 3.30 pm

College of Policing; HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary and HM Chief Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 3.50 pm

Dame Vera Baird DBE KC

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 4.10 pm

Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Tuesday 12 December

Until no later than 4.30 pm

Law Commission of England and Wales

Thursday 14 December

Until no later than 11.55 am

Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales

Thursday 14 December

Until no later than 12.40 pm

Local Government Association; Association of Police and Crime Commissioners

Thursday 14 December

Until no later than 1 pm

Prison Officers Association

Thursday 14 December

Until no later than 2.20 pm

Kennedy Talbot KC

Thursday 14 December

Until no later than 3.05 pm

Union of Shop, Distributive

and Allied Workers;

Co-operative Group

Limited; British Retail

Consortium

Thursday 14 December

Until no later than 3.25 pm

Clare Wade KC

3. proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 7, Schedule 1, Clauses 8 to 13, Schedule 2, Clauses 14 to 20, Schedule 3, Clauses 21 to 32, Schedule 4, Clause 33, Schedule 5, Clauses 34 to 68, Schedule 6, Clause 69, Schedule 7, Clauses 70 and 71, Schedule 8, Clauses 72 to 79, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill;

4. the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00pm on Tuesday 30 January.”—(Chris Philp.)

Resolved,

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.—(Chris Philp.)

Resolved,

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.—(Chris Philp.)

Copies of written evidence that the Committee receives will be made available in the Committee Room and will be circulated to Members by email. We will now sit in private to discuss lines of questioning.

The Committee deliberated in private.