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It notes the comments that it is difficult to determine whether the penalties set out in the Bill are sufficient when only one prosecution has been achieved to date. It also accepts the view that for some victims, no sentence will be sufficient in terms of the violation of their human rights.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 September 2017
This has potentially slowed the progress made by local authorities in designating such places to date.
The Committee welcomes the Minister's commitment to look at improving the TRO process whilst ensuring public consultation remains part of the process.
The timescale was tight for us, particularly as the consultation ran during a holiday period and many of the people who we felt might have had something to say that we could include in our response were not around.