Part of Protection of Freedoms Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 29 March 2011.
We have looked at a number of pieces of evidence. The hazard rate analysis has been helpful in that regard, and indicates why we think that three years is appropriate. In that analysis, it was interesting that sexual crimes and violent crimes were also highlighted as a potential distinction, which is a reason why we put specific emphasis on those cases. Again, that was an issue for the previous Government. They made distinctions between serious crimes and less serious crimes, as embodied in the 2010 Act.