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Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill

I am really troubled by that last example. My mind is drawn to our police officers, who are governed by their disciplinary codes, as well as by the civil law. Having read about these matters, what guidance would my hon. Friend give to a police officer giving chase, for example, to a teenage trespasser on a building site or on the railway—my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, West (Jim Dowd) mentioned tunnels earlier. How would the police officer know how not to fall foul of the Bill’s provisions, by contrast with the provisions of the disciplinary code or the civil law provisions that might apply if they were sued, if someone were assaulted as a result of the way in which the police officer behaved?