POLICE FEES FOR RETURN OF STOLEN PROPERTY

Early day motion 1953, tabled 30 March 2006 by Bob Spink (Conservative). Signed by 30 members.

That this House believes it is right to support the victims of crime and therefore is deeply concerned that the Home Secretary has prescribed in law that a substantial fee must be paid by victims of theft of vehicles and other property effectively to the police, before they can obtain back their property; notes that in some cases the fee charged to victims of crime by the police is in excess of the value of the property to be returned; and calls on the Government to accept the principle that society should support victims of crime, rather than penalising them, and change this pernicious rule.

Signatures by party: Labour 12, Liberal Democrat 6, Conservative 5, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.