Clause 2 - Orders on an application to magistrates' court
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
4:16 pm
Lynne Featherstone (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Hornsey and Wood Green, Liberal Democrat)
I thank the Minister for that information. I recognise that the Government amendment will remove prison sentences—obviously, my party totally supports that. However, my understanding is that a custodial sentence would still apply in cases of persistent and wilful breach—but perhaps my assumption is wrong. Amendment No. 126 covers much the same ground, as there is still a potential prison sentence for repeated offences.