A Westminster Hall debate on the spending of the Ministry of Justice on legal aid is scheduled for Thursday 22 October at 3pm. The Member leading the debate is Sir Robert Neill MP.
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Trespass to land (382 KB, PDF)
Generally speaking, trespass to land is not a criminal offence unless a specific statutory provision makes it so. Any damage done by a trespasser while trespassing may amount to the offence of criminal damage.
In civil law, trespass to land consists of any unjustifiable intrusion by a person upon the land in possession of another. Civil trespass is actionable in the courts but requires a claim to be brought by the owner of the land.
In opposition, the Conservatives published a “green paper” on planning, including a proposal (in the context of travellers) to introduce a new offence of trespass. In 2012, the Government introduced a new offence of squatting in residential buildings, but it also indicated that it had no plans to criminalise any other forms of trespass.
In 2018 the Government launched a consultation on powers to deal with unauthorised developments and encampments. The Government response, published in Febraury 2019, set out plans to strengthen police powers to deal with trespass.
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Trespass to land (382 KB, PDF)
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