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Beyond this, the Government are updating the illegal eviction and harassment guidance, as noble Lords have referred to. We want to make it clear that illegal eviction is a criminal, not a civil, offence, and tenants who have been illegally evicted may call the police, who have the powers to prevent illegal eviction. This guidance is being developed in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders from across the sector. The examples given by the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, and by other stakeholders when I met with the renters’ bodies, clearly illustrate how important ongoing work on this will be.