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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Kramer quizzes Ward on Richmond Park
December 12, 2009 5:29 PM
• [Dec 07] Susan Kramer: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice . . what progress has been made on determining a timeframe for implementing regulations to establish fixed penalties for nuisance offences in Richmond Park.
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Claire Ward (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice; Watford, Labour): I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 10 March 2009, Hansard, column 243W, by the Minister of State, my hon. Friend Maria Eagle, the Government have decided not to proceed with proposals to add the regulations which prohibit littering, dog-fouling and illegal cycling in the Royal Parks, to the Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) scheme. Given the range of other disposals available to the police and courts, we have decided not to extend the scheme to any new offences at this time. On 9 November, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Jack Straw) announced a review of the use of out of court disposals including PNDs to look at whether they were being used inappropriately by the police and Crown Prosecution Service.
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