Clause 62 - Offence relating to residing on land without consent in or with a vehicle

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – in the House of Commons at 6:30 pm on 5 July 2021.

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  • Division number 39
    A majority of MPs voted to extend the circumstances, in England, in which the police can order trespassers intending to reside on land to leave that land to include where disruption and distress are being caused.

Amendment proposed: 8, page 56, line 23, leave out Clause 62.—(Ian Byrne.)

Question put, That the amendment be made.

Division number 39 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — Clause 62 — Offence Relating to Residing on Land Without Consent in or With a Vehicle

A majority of MPs voted to extend the circumstances, in England, in which the police can order trespassers intending to reside on land to leave that land to include where disruption and distress are being caused.

Aye: 264 MPs

No: 358 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 24 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 265, Noes 358.

Question accordingly negatived.

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