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Alongside the creation of a new mandatory professional standards on vetting, checks and misconduct for individual officers will be introduced within the 2024-29 Parliament by the Government, any police officer of police service member with a history of violence against women and girls will be barred from the service and automatic suspensions will be implemented and enacted if officers are investigated for domestic abuse and sexual offences by the end of the 2024-29 Parliament.

Secretary of State for the Home Department

New laws will be passed to provide the same legal immunity in the debating chambers of the devolved legislatures of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to provide their elected members with the same free speech protections (MPs in Westminster are protected by **Parliamentary Privilege**, allowing them to speak freely during parliamentary proceedings without fear of legal action, such as defamation suits. This protection, rooted in the Bill of Rights 1689, applies only to what MPs say in Parliament and does not cover statements made outside of parliamentary settings) enjoyed by MPs at Westminster.

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government