Written evidence to be reported to the House

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:45 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Jan Berry: This is not a normal thing for the Police Federation to propose; we would not normally suggest it. However, some of the young people whom we expect to be deterred or rehabilitated need some control. Police officers have some authority already, but they are not always there. The young people’s own parents sometimes, because of their age, should be able to use reasonable force. We are not asking for anything more than reasonable force.