Legislation passed in 2007 turned trespass in this place into criminal trespass, so what the hon. Gentleman is talking about could not take place because of legislation passed under the last Labour Government. It is already a criminal offence, so the suggestion that the Bill does something different and criminalises something that was not already illegal does not hold water, does it?
Public Order Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Holden
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 May 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Order Bill.
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