The hon. Lady is providing a very helpful summary of the changes. I think that the removal of the word “serious” is a very important change, because it significantly widens the ambit of police activity in this area. The word “serious” creates quite a high threshold, and far too many cases were slipping through the net because they did not meet that criterion.
Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Buckland
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 October 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
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