Make trespass a criminal offence.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

All trespass should be made illegal. The construction industry currently spends on keeping "free runners" from risking their life climbing cranes etc. Industrial sites are hit with huge bills for removal of illegal traveller encampments, and the culprits have little incentive to stop their actions.

As a security company covering a small area, we attend approx 6 cases of free runners trying to climb cranes each week. The police are unable to arrest when no damage has been done, as trespass is civil law. Each case causes a costly internal investigation, possible project delays, and leaves no discouragement for the perpetrators to return - even on the same day to the site next door on one occasion recently. It's a matter of time until a fatality occurs, as safety doesn't feature.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make all trespassing a criminal offence

Timeline

23 Oct 2018	Petition opened for signatures
30 Oct 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 30 Oct 2018

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