Clause 27
Policing and Crime Bill
Public Bill Committees, 12 February 2009, 9:00 am
James Brokenshire (Shadow Minister, Home Affairs; Hornchurch, Conservative)
How does the Minister envisage enforcement operating? He has identified the issue of penalty notices for disorder being applied in relation to under-age sales and the approach that is taken there. That is understood and I understand the arguments about ease of enforcement at times. Does he think that that would be an appropriate remedy in relation to clause 27? It addresses more serious events because of the escalation and the persistence that is involved, but does he envisage that penalty notices for disorder would be issued in respect of this offence? How does he see that operating in practice?