division_name: Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [HL]
motion: <p pid="a.627.3/1" pwmotiontext="moved">moved Amendment No. 71:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a.627.3/2" pwmotiontext="moved">After Clause 80, insert the following new clause&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/3" pwmotiontext="moved">"FIREARMS: INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION AND GENERAL DUTY OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/4" pwmotiontext="moved">(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to facilitate the work of&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/5" pwmotiontext="moved">(a) police forces in Great Britain,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/6" pwmotiontext="moved">(b) the Police Service of Northern Ireland,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/7" pwmotiontext="moved">(c) the National Criminal Intelligence Service, and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/8" pwmotiontext="moved">(d) the National Crime Squad,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/9" pwmotiontext="moved">in preventing the unlawful importation of firearms into the United Kingdom by ensuring effective international co-operation between those bodies and other foreign and international law enforcement agencies.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/10" pwmotiontext="moved">(2) When the Secretary of State is&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/11" pwmotiontext="moved">(a) preparing a National Policing Plan under section 36A of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16) (national policing plan);</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/12" pwmotiontext="moved">(b) determining objectives for the policing of the areas of all police authorities under section 37 of that Act (setting of objectives for police authorities);</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/13" pwmotiontext="moved">(c) determining objectives for the National Criminal Intelligence Service under section 26 of the Police Act 1997 (setting of objectives);</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/14" pwmotiontext="moved">(d) determining objectives for the National Crime Squad under section 71 of that Act (setting of objectives);</p>
  
  <p pid="a.627.3/15" pwmotiontext="moved">he shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring effective co-operation with foreign and international law enforcement agencies to prevent the unlawful importation of firearms into the United Kingdom."</p>
  
  <p pid="a.637.1/1" pwmotiontext="considered">On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 71) shall be agreed to?</p>
  
  <p pid="a.637.1/2" pwmotiontext="divided">Their Lordships divided: Contents, 69; Not-Contents, 158.</p>