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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 March 2026

Debate

Crime and Policing Bill

Contribution

314: Clause 110, page 155, line 13, at end insert— “(ii) after “satisfied” insert “on the balance of probabilities”;(c) in subsection (3), after “satisfied” insert “on the balance of probabilities”.”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment provides that the standard of proof which applies when a court is deciding whether to make a stalking protection order, or whether to include a particular prohibition or requirement, is the civil standard.

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