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Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) Bill 2008-09

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule, SO No 23)
Sponsor:
Miss Anne McIntosh

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

  1. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill as introduced | PDF version, 78KB 05.06.2009

Latest news on the Bill

This Bill was presented to Parliament on 11 March. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.

This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Miss Anne McIntosh.

 

Summary of the Bill

The Bill would restrict the circumstances in which penalty notices for disorder could be issued in respect of shop theft offences. It would require:

  • the Secretary of State to publish police guidance stating that penalty notices for disorder could only be issued for minor shop theft offences where the offender was over 16 years old with no previous criminal convictions
  • the consent of the shop manager before an offender could be dealt with by penalty notice
  • the Sentencing Guidelines Council to consider proposals that persistent offenders and those causing significant criminal damage whilst committing shop theft offences should be liable to a fine or a community sentence, rather than a penalty notice
  • the police to record all penalty notices issued in respect of such offences on a central database, setting out details such as the name, age and address of the offender and the value of goods stolen.

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