Because the person will have a specific local democratic mandate and will have been elected on certain pledges, it is different from a Prime Minister or other national politicians responding to a problem that has arisen and working with the police to try to deal with it. The context is totally different.
Police reform and social responsibility Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 12 September 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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2010-12
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