Written Question·Home Office·UIN 39762
Public Order Offences
Tabled: 19 March 2025
Answered: 26 March 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered removing the exemption for both parties being within the dwelling in section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1988.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Government regularly reviews legislation to ensure it safeguards the public and adequately reflects challenges that are likely to be faced today. Where we identify gaps in the legislation, we will seek to address them.