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Burglary: Self-defence |
| Question ID: |
1810895 |
| UIN: |
58414 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-09 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5158 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Rupert Lowe
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Rupert Lowe
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Solicitor General, what guidance the Crown Prosecution Service provides to prosecutors when considering whether to charge people who have used force in self-defence within their own home. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-16 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5333 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lucy Rigby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lucy Rigby
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| Answer text: |
Charging decisions in cases regarding householders and the use of force against intruders in England and Wales are made independently by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).Reasonable force may be used by homeowners to protect themselves or others if a cr... |
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| Answering body ID: |
88 |
| Answering body name: |
Attorney General |
| Tweeted: |
true |