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Wednesday, 01 July 2009

LOCAL authorities are being urged to tackle rural financial exclusion.


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  • Policing and Crime Bill — Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (1 Jul 2009) 1 Jul 2009 | 3:45 pm

    Lord Brett: The noble Baroness makes an interesting point. I presume that it would depend on the beat patterns in different police forces in different parts of the country, from cities to rural areas. As she rightly says, it may have the result that, if beat officers are not there very often, they may not spot what would be persistent in their proposals in the amendment. The police practice is to issue...

 
 
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