§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to make known to the police and the public, especially car owners, the nature of the offence of interfering with vehicles, the penalties relating thereto, and the powers now available to the police to bring charges on suspicion that an offence of this kind has been committed.
§ Mr. MayhewUnder the Criminal Attempts Bill—which has now completed its passage through both Houses—it will be an offence to interfere with a motor vehicle or trailer, whether in a public place or a private place, with the intention of committing any one of a number of specified offences. After Royal Assent a circular will be issued to the police and to the courts drawing their attention to this and the other provisions of the Act. We also propose to issue a press release about the70W Act as a whole, copies of which will be sent to the principal motoring organisations and to the motoring press.