Member

I welcome the support of the noble Baroness, Lady Doocey, for the general offence. She asked whether assessments had been made regarding the impact of the offences. The offences in Clause 37 of the Bill have cross-government support, including an assessment of the impact of the clause on any other aspect of the criminal justice system. We have not made a formal, published assessment of the extension of those potential offences. I visited a major supermarket last week and asked about the number of delivery drivers who had had incidences of this. They could not supply that information, so there is no expansion of assessment of the general problem in that field.