Policing and Crime Bill

My Lords, given that, and given the tremendous progress that the Government have made, which is heartening, I am anxious—as I am sure the Minister is, because he has delved deeply into this—that this key issue in terms of transparency and policing is not lost in the busy six months of next year. Given that the Government have made so much progress on this, "as soon as possible" will be easy to fulfil, and it would help all concerned if this provision were in the Bill. I therefore want to test the opinion of the House. Division on Amendment 1 Contents 50; Not-Contents 142. Amendment 1 disagreed. Clause 2 : Police Senior Appointments Panel Amendment 2 Moved by