Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2010

Public bill · Government · Presented

The measure would make it an offence for people begging to harass, intimidate, assault, threaten or obstruct others, and would allow Gardaí to order them to stop and leave places such as house entrances, ATMs, vending machines, night safes and business entrances in specified circumstances. Gardaí could arrest suspected offenders, while people who organise, control, force or profit from another person’s begging would face more serious penalties, including up to five years’ imprisonment in the most serious cases.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to prohibit harrassment or intimidation of members of the public by persons who engage in begging; to confer power on members of the Garda Síochána to give directions to persons to desist from begging, in certain circumstances; to prohibit the direction or organisation of begging by others; and to provide for matters connected therewith

Last updated 12 April 2018