HC Deb 25 May 2000 vol 350 c633W
35. Mr. Fabricant

To ask the Solicitor-General if he will make a statement on the Government's policy concerning the prosecution of offences arising from travellers' trespassing. [122437]

The Solicitor-General

The principles applied by the Crown Prosecution in relation to offences involving travellers trespassing, as with any other offence, are governed by the Code for Crown Prosecutors. In order to prosecute, a Crown Prosecutor must be satisfied that the evidential and public interest tests set out in the Code are met.

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