Written evidence to be reported to the House

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:15 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Jan Berry: Yes, but at the end of the day we must allow police officers to use their discretion as to what is the most appropriate way of dealing with a particular set of circumstances. In not every single set of circumstances would it be appropriate to interview a person, let alone take them to court for such an offence. It would have to be in a more extreme case so that, as you say, you deal with it in a balanced way.