HL Deb 19 April 2004 vol 660 cc6-7WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bach on 25 March (WA 111), why, if the Ministry of Defence Police officers understood the law in relation to aggravated trespass, they submitted a file to the Crown Prosecution Sevice which led to the case of Regina v Lindis Percy at Cirencester magistrates' court, on 4 March, knowing that the defendant had not committed the acts specified in Section 68(1)(a) to (c) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. [HL2223]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

The Ministry of Defence Police had reasonable grounds to suspect that Ms Percy committed offences against the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 when she trespassed at RAF Fairford on 3 March 2003. It is a matter for the court to determine if offences have been committed based on the evidence presented.