Written evidence to be reported to the House

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 6:00 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Adele Kirkwood: The main thing is that the police service recognises how important it is to assist those women who are carrying out what they are doing. It is  not just about criminalising them. I know that many of my colleagues try to link them to other agencies, to try to get them out of what they are having to do. Sometimes it is not easy, but we would always try to do that rather than to criminalise them.