Criminal Law (Protection of Older People) (Sentencing) (Amendment) Bill 2014

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Would introduce tougher sentencing for assaults, serious harm, threats, false imprisonment, burglary and robbery targeting people aged 65 or over, including a new offence of distraction burglary. Where the offender knew or was reckless about the victim’s age, courts would generally have to impose minimum prison terms of seven or 10 years, unless exceptional circumstances applied.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to proceedings in criminal matters to establish rules relating to the sentencing of offences under the main non-fatal offences against the person and the law relating to assault causing harm and serious harm and threats of serious harm and false imprisonment and theft and related offences and to provide for related matters in respect of older persons

Last updated 12 April 2018