Clause 118

Part of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:15 pm on 10 February 2011.

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Photo of James Brokenshire James Brokenshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) 2:15, 10 February 2011

There are two ways: increasing the maximum, which is what we are doing, and working with the CPS and the Sentencing Guidelines Council. The fines are levied by the courts. The local authority or the police bring an action to the court, and then the court determines what should happen at that point.