Squatting: Business Premises

(asked on 2nd May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of changes in the prevalence of squatting in commercial premises following the introduction of the criminal provisions contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 11th May 2018

The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on the prevalence of squatting in commercial premesis.

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