Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

“Whether it is his policy to increase the sentencing powers of magistrates.”

Tabled: 12 October 2022Answered: 18 October 2022

Asked by

Nadia Whittome

Labour — Nottingham East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Policing and Crime (Sarah Jones)

We all recognise the concern about the illegal use of e-bikes and e-scooters. We have taken action through the Crime and Policing Act 2026. Police no longer need to issue a warning before seizing vehicles that are being used antisocially. We have also reduced vehicle disposal timeframes to seven days, so we are taking action, but we are very much in the market for seeing what else we can do.