Squatting: Sentencing
(asked on 10th April 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been given an custodial sentence for squatting in each year since 2012.
This question was answered on 15th April 2019
Data for the offence of squatting, including the number of custodial sentences imposed since 2013, can be found in the Experimental Statistics: Proceedings and Outcomes by Home Office Code data tool which is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017. Filter the ‘Detailed offence’ to ‘Knowingly as a trespasser live/intend to live in residential building’.