Biography
Baroness Doocey has engaged primarily through debate speeches on the Crime and Policing Bill, focusing on systemic vulnerabilities in policing and safeguarding. Her contributions have emphasised police training deficiencies (particularly regarding mental health), the need for multi-agency safeguarding approaches, and protection for vulnerable groups including children, retail workers and domestic abuse victims. She has also spoken on responses to the Southport inquiry and broader public safety concerns, consistently advocating for preventative and collaborative approaches rather than purely punitive measures.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“My Lords, from these Benches, we join others in extending condolences for the death of Ann Widdecombe. The reaction to this tragedy has rightly included tributes from every party and from all sections of society.”
Record by topic
- Mental health281st of 88014.0
- Learning disability & autism441st of 8998.0
- Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
What they’ve said
“…In the five years before the attack, the perpetrator came into contact with almost every arm of the state: mental health services, children’s social care, three schools, Lancashire Police and the Prevent programme, three times.”
Southport Inquiry · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We already know that a strikingly high proportion of counterterrorism referrals involve autistic children—not because they are more likely to be radicalised, but because their intense interests can be misunderstood. These children are also especially vulnerable to grooming.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-18 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…dresses another critical gap by placing a statutory duty on every police force to provide regular, high-quality mental health training. Mental health calls now constitute 15% to 25% of all police demand, yet too many officers lack the specialist training to manage them safely.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…sufficient training, that training is piecemeal and that they have virtually no training in anything to do with mental health. I do not think they were just making that up; this was something that they genuinely believed. In fact, I am pretty certain about it.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I apologise; I thought the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, was going to speak only to his amendment, but in fact he was summing up. I should have spoken first. We have sympathy with the principles behind the amendments tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Pannick.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-03-11 · Read on Hansard ↗
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