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tjj wrote: Is there no possibility of actually fining people people caught up there. I'm a fairly tolerate sort person but there does come a time when right and wrong are clearly defined. Smoking is a fairly good analogy ... its only a short while ago that people smoked in pubs, restaurants, buses and even cinemas. It took legislation and the policing of the general public to stop it - it is no longer socially acceptable to do something which society tolerated a couple of decades ago. The threat of up to a £1000 fine would make people think twice. Ah! I've had some information given to me regarding the above ... Trespass is not a criminal offence as such. It only becomes criminal when damage takes place. Damage has to be proved and priced and that's very difficult to prove... On a secondary point it is likely that any trespasser who fell down the 'hill' would have a good case against the owner/curator on the grounds of H/S and the fact that they hadn't done enough to prevent trespass. (Thanks T) A bit of a Catch 22 for EH.  This topic is locked |  1st September 2012ce 21:31 In reply to: Re: When she stands on Silbury Hill (tjj) |
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