Member

Amendment 104 would reduce the standard of proof that needs to be met for rent repayment orders from criminal to civil when applied to the illegal eviction and harassment offences. The Government are quite clear that illegal eviction and harassment are unacceptable, and perpetrators need to be robustly punished. That is why we are giving local authorities the power to impose civil penalties of up to £40,000 for illegal eviction and harassment offences.