The role of the police is important. Private prosecutions are the wrong way to go about dealing with such people. If a private prosecution has to be used the state has failed to go ahead—but I would like to see it do so. Private prosecutions are an essential safeguard where the state has failed.
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (Programme) (No. 2)
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Huppert
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 30 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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