§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in view of the acquittal of the defendant in Regina v Lindis Percy at Cirencester Magistrates' Court, on 4 March, they will give additional training to Ministry of Defence police on the identification of the acts specified in Section 68(1)(a) to (c) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, so that prosecutions are not brought against people who trespass on land without committing those acts. [HL1781]
§ Lord BachIt is not necessary to give additional training to the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) as MDP officers fully understood the law in relation to aggravated trespass. The question of prosecution is, of course, a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.